No Pressure, Says Indian Minister Ahead Of Russian Oil Price Cap Deadline

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Hardeep Singh Puri had last month in Washington after his bilateral meeting with US energy secretary Jennifer Granholm stated that the Indian government has a moral duty to provide energy to its citizens and it will continue to buy oil from wherever it has to.Last week External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar during a joint press conference along with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Moscow responded to a question about India's increasing oil import amid western outcry"There is stress on the energy market created by a combination of factors.But as the world's third-largest consumer... a consumer where the level of income is not very high, it is our obligation to ensure that the Indian consumer has the best possible access to the most advantageous terms on the international market," S Jaishankar said.Meanwhile at the Greater Noida event on Wednesday, Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri noted the relevance of the theme of World LPG Week 2022 and said that the theme 'Humanizing Energy'- is apt as energy has a direct impact on human well-being and there is an urgent need to produce and use energy in a sustainable way' while ensuring affordability and availability to everyone.Talking about the scenario prior to the launch of PMUY (Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana), Hardeep Singh Puri said that the availability of clean cooking fuel in the country was a major challenge for rural households in India for many years."

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