Now India will Buy Natural Gas from Russia

August 10, 2026

States shows no signs of abating. Iran’s Currently, the war between Iran and the United States. Iran’s intransigence and Trump’s broken promises are standing in the way. India imports 85 percent of its oil and gas from abroad. 30 percent of this comes from Gulf countries via the Strait of Hormuz and other routes. Now, the United States has passed a bill in Parliament imposing a 100 percent tariff on India for purchasing petroleum from Russia. The announcement of imposing 100 percent tariffs on Russia’s customer countries is being implemented. Trump’s political decisions determine when and from whom he will implement this policy. However, India has maintained that it is a sovereign nation and no third country should be affected by where and from whom it purchases oil and gas. Despite Donald Trump’s repeated threats of higher tariffs, India has not yet increased these rates.

Yes, realizing this, India has signed agreements with other countries to obtain energy. Despite US objections, we still purchase oil from Russia’s inexhaustible reserves. Now, there’s a shortage of natural gas because its main source, Qatar, is facing the heat of the US-Iran war. Therefore, India will now have to buy oil and gas from wherever it can find it. Since the US has already threatened to impose 100% tariffs, India should also buy from whomever it pleases.

Therefore, India has decided that while we already buy oil from Russia at reasonable rates, we should also buy gas from Russia in greater quantities. No matter how much America continues to be irritated. Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei Rudenka has also stated that India is very interested in increasing trade with India. While there will be an agreement with Russia until 2029, every effort is being made to import oil and gas from Venezuela. This does not mean that we want to increase trade solely with Russia and Venezuela. America is also a major producer of oil and gas. We will not reduce our trade relations with it, but will increase them. Therefore, India has increased its target for natural gas imports from America from 10 percent to 67 percent.