India imports less gas from Russia in one month than Europe does in one day: R K Singh

Davos: In a strong rebuttal to the criticism about India continuing to buy oil from Russia, the Minister for New and Renewable Energy, R K Singh on Wednesday asserted that the Indian import of Russian oil was only a fraction of what was being purchased by Europe. He also said that the West must stop their Russian oil dealings entirely before questioning others.

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'India imports less gas from Russia in a month than Europe does in a day'

When asked why India is continuing to import cheap Russian gas despite international opprobrium, Singh said that India imports less gas from Russia in a month than Europe does in a day. "India had a conflict with its northern neighbour, did the West do anything about it? Stop importing from it?" he asked.

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