Unfair, unjustified, unreasonable: MEA

New Delhi, Aug 6: India has strongly objected to the United States’ decision to impose additional tariffs in response to its continued oil imports from Russia.

In an official statement released on Wednesday, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) defended India's energy trade practices and termed the US actions as unfair.

“The United States has in recent days targeted India’s oil imports from Russia.  We have already made clear our position on these issues, including the fact that our imports are based on market factors and are done with the overall objective of ensuring the energy security of 1.4 billion people of India. It is therefore extremely unfortunate that the US should choose to impose additional tariffs on India for actions that several other countries are also taking in their national interest. We reiterate that these actions are unfair, unjustified, and unreasonable.  India will take all actions necessary to protect its national interests.”