The External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on August 20–21, will travel to Moscow to meet with Sergey Lavrov, his Russian counterpart. The United States' decision to impose an additional 25 pc tariff on Indian goods because of New Delhi's continued purchases of Russian oil has resulted in increased trade tensions,

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A US decision to double tariffs on Indian goods as punishment for ongoing purchases of Russian crude leaves the world’s third-largest oil consumer in a tight spot and its refiners in disarray, but the move is unlikely to prompt a radical rethink in New Delhi.