Have to cross that bridge: Jaishankar on US plan to tax top Russian oil buyers

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said India had already shared its concerns over energy security with the US Senator who has championed a bill proposing 500% tariffs on countries trading with Russia. Jaishankar, who is on a four-day visit to the US, said India, a major buyer of Russian oil, was aware of the potential implications of the bill.

Addressing a press conference in Washington, Jaishankar underscored that developments in the US Congress of interest to India or those that could impact it were always closely tracked.

"I think our concerns and our interests in energy security have been made conversant to him. So, we will then have to cross that bridge when we come to it, if we come to it," Jaishankar said.

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