Experts believe this may soften US tariffs on India and strengthen the Indian economy, highlighting India's strategic autonomy amidst increasing Russian oil imports despite Western sanctions.

China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi will be visiting India for a two-day visit, aimed at improving ties between India and China. Also, today (August 18), Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will travel to Washington,

Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi will visit India from Monday to Wednesday, China's foreign ministry said in a statement on Saturday, for talks about a disputed border in the Himalayas.

Speaking to Fox News on August 17, Marco Rubio cautioned that targeting Chinese refiners would have disruptive consequences for the global oil market.

White House trade adviser Peter Navarro said India's purchases of Russian crude were funding Moscow's war in Ukraine and had to stop, adding that New Delhi was "now cozying up to both Russia and China.

A cargo of Indian diesel is heading to China, in what would be first such shipment since 2021, with oil product exports from Russia-linked Nayara Energy in a state of limbo following the latest round of European Union sanctions.

The aggressive trade policies of President Donald Trump are inadvertently pushing India towards a strategic alignment with China.

Canada, France, Iceland, Netherlands, Poland, Russia, Slovenia, South Korea, Switzerland, Taiwan, Turkey and UAE-- have a cent-percent record as every individual in these nations is able to afford a calorie-sufficient diet.