Is India buckling under US pressure on Russian oil purchase?

Mihaela Papa, director of research and principal research scientist at CIS, is quoted: "Its core message remains: strategic autonomy comes first. But with Washington increasingly assertive and linking trade incentives to India’s energy choices, New Delhi is aware ties may now depend on a tangible response...India’s request to purchase Iranian oil runs counter to Trump’s long-standing opposition to measures seen as strengthening Tehran."