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Indian Envoy Kwatra Meets Senator Alsobrooks, Discusses Energy Security Amid Russia Sanctions
- •India's Ambassador to the US, Vinay Mohan Kwatra, met with US Senator Angela Alsobrooks to discuss the India-US bilateral partnership.
- •Key topics included growing energy cooperation and India's energy security imperatives, particularly ensuring affordable fuel access for its citizens.
- •The meeting occurred amidst New Delhi's concerns over the Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act (SRIA), which could impose tariffs on countries purchasing Russian crude oil.
- •Kwatra also highlighted the significant contributions of the Indian diaspora in strengthening ties between India and Maryland.
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India's Ambassador to the US Vinay Mohan Kwatra met US Senator Angela Alsobrooks to discuss the strengths of the India-US bilateral partnership, growing energy cooperation, and India's energy security imperatives. Kwatra also highlighted the Indian diaspora's contributions to strengthening ties with Maryland.
Concerns have emerged in New Delhi because the Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act empowers US President Donald Trump to impose up to 100 per cent tariffs on certain countries that procure crude oil from Moscow.
Indian envoy Vinay Mohan Kwatra previously met Democratic Congressman Jamie Raskin, the ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee and a Congressman from Maryland, at the India House in Washington to discuss bilateral priorities.
