External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar on Wednesday asserted that India’s purchase policies played a key role in stabilising the global oil and gas markets amid the Russia-Ukraine war, thereby helping manage global inflation.
During a conversation with journalist Lionel Barber titled ‘How a Billion People See the World’ in London, Jaishankar said: “So we’ve actually softened the oil markets and the gas markets through our purchase policies. We have, as a consequence, actually managed global inflation…I’m waiting for the thank you,” Jaishankar said.
#WATCH | London, UK: On oil purchase, External Affairs Minister of India, Dr S Jaishankar says, “When it comes to the purchase of oil…In fact, at least India was a big enough country to command some respect in the markets but there were much smaller countries that didn’t even… pic.twitter.com/wkgBcApPmP
— ANI (@ANI) November 15, 2023
Jaishankar emphasised upon India’s strategic approach to oil purchases that worked as a crucial factor in preventing a potential spike in global oil prices. “When it comes to the purchase…I think the global oil prices would have gone higher because we would have gone into the same market to the same suppliers that Europe would have done and as we discovered Europe would have outpriced us,” he explained.
“At least India was a big enough country to command some respect in the markets. But there were much smaller countries that didn’t even get responses to their tender inquiries because the LNG suppliers were no longer interested in dealing with them. They had bigger fish to fry. So we’ve actually softened the oil markets and the gas markets through our purchase policies. We have, as a consequence, actually managed global inflation…I’m waiting for the thank you,” Jaishankar said.
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#WATCH | London, UK: On Canada PM Justin Trudeau’s allegations, External Affairs Minister of India, Dr S Jaishankar says, “…We have told the Canadians…The context is that in Canada, we feel that Canadian politics has given space to violent and extreme political opinions which… pic.twitter.com/XzP6OkYBSo
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Jaishankar noted that the accommodation of such views within the Canadian politics is leading to attacks on Indian diplomats, including the High Commission, and intimidation of consul generals and other diplomats. “We’ve had attacks on the High Commission, smoke bombs thrown at the High Commission. My Consul general and other diplomats were intimidated in public, on record, with no action taken by those who did know. This is a country where there is a previous history,” he added.
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