India has largely kept its trade and defence ties with Russia despite initial calls from the United States and other Western nations against it after the invasion of Ukraine. (Reporting by Krishna N. Das, Editing by Kylie MacLellan)
NEW DELHI, Feb 7 (Reuters) - The United States will
support India's G20 presidency including on issues such as food
and energy security, the U.S. embassy there said on Tuesday, as
New Delhi seeks the backing of its partners ahead of key
meetings starting this month.
The presidency has attracted particular interest given
India's close ties with both the United States and Russia, from
which it has significantly increased imports of oil since the
war in Ukraine began nearly a year ago.
Officials from the United States, Europe and China are
expected to head to India in late February and early March for
meetings of finance and foreign ministers. The summit of heads
of government is scheduled for September.
"We support India on a range of issues, including addressing
current food and energy security challenges and continuing our
efforts to build a resilient global economy," a spokesperson for
the U.S. embassy in New Delhi said in a statement to Reuters.
"We are also working with India in the G20 to continue to
support women’s economic empowerment. We look forward to
deepening our bilateral partnership with India on a range of
important regional and global issues in the year ahead."
Russia became the third-largest oil supplier to India in
2022, making up about 15% of its total purchases, from less than
2% before the war.
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