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Spike In Oil Price Is Breaking India's Back: EAM S Jaishankar
EAM S Jaishankar
Speaking about the Ukraine war, he said: 'We have taken the position privately, publicly, confidentially and consistently that this conflict is not in anybody's interest.'
'Right now there are some issues,' he said.
'Our concern right now is that energy markets already under stress must soften up. We would judge any situation frankly by how it affects us and other countries in the global south. There is a very deep concern among developing countries about how their energy security needs are addressed or not,' Jaishankar said.
On another question about India buying military equipment from Russia, Jaishankar said: 'Where we get our military equipment and platforms from, that is not an issue, which is a new issue or an issue which has particularly changed due to geo-political situations.'
(This story has been published from a wire agency feed without any modifications to the text. Only the headline has been changed.)
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