His trip comes as U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen visits New Delhi this week to hold talks with Indian officials, including possibly on capping Russian oil prices. India has become Russia's largest oil customer after China, as its refiners snap up discounted cargoes shunned by Western buyers. Russia's share of India's oil imports surged to an all-time high of 23% in September, from just about 2% before the invasion. Jaishankar said India needed to boost its exports to Russia to balance bilateral trade that is now tilted towards Russia. Reporting by Shivam Patel in New Delhi, Editing by Louise Heavens and Tomasz JanowskiOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

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