India Getting Overpowered By USA: What Jaishankar Said?

One of the crucial members of the Narendra Modi, bureaucratic Division Jai Shankar is regarded as one of the finest diplomats in the country.

Update: 2026-06-12 09:43 GMT

One of the crucial members of the Narendra Modi, bureaucratic Division Jai Shankar is regarded as one of the finest diplomats in the country. Now he has spoken about international affairs, India, and here is what he had to say about the same.

About the recent narrative about the United States, overpowering India and dictating the market terms. Here here is what Jai Shankar had to say.

“People should remember this. The United States specifically encouraged India to purchase Russian oil to help stabilise global energy markets.” This was followed by another explosive statement from Jaishankar.

Speaking at the Kultaranta Talks in Finland, Jaishankar said, "We're all adults... We know what the game is," as he criticised the Trump administration's "on-off" approach to sanctions and trade with Russia.

"I don't think making this about sanctimony is really warranted," he added, defending India's energy ties with Russia, which have always been very rewarding for India.

This was not the end of the story, either as the Indian representative went really hard on Europe countries as well.

“I buy oil based on cost and availability. Much of the oil available on the market was Russian because Europeans were essentially buying up Middle East oil. Europeans sell weapons that are used to attack India. We Indians have never done anything to endanger Europe,

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