India has not issued any directive to its oil refiners to halt purchases of Russian crude, Bloomberg reported, citing people familiar with the matter. The decision comes as the Indian government navigates its energy security needs while managing diplomatic ties with Moscow and avoiding further tensions with US President Donald Trump.

India has suggested it will continue purchasing oil from Russia despite US president Donald Trump’s threats to hit Delhi with new tariffs over the imports. Foreign ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal told reporters on Friday that India’s energy decisions were based on market availability and global conditions,

Shiv Sena (Uddhav Thackeray) leader Anand Dubey on Sunday slammed the Bharatiya Janata Party-led Centre for being "silent" on United States' President Donald Trump threatening a 25 per cent tariff along with a penalty on India for buying crude oil from Russia.