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“You know, in my country, the per capita income is $2,000. My fellow citizens cannot afford more expensive energy.” As the price of gas and oil continues to rise since the start of the invasion in Ukraine, Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar explains why he continues to buy oil from Russia.
“We are now in a situation where each country naturally tries to obtain the best possible prices for its citizens and to cushion the impact of high energy costs. And that’s exactly what we do. We don’t do it defensively, we are transparent and honest about our interests.”
Recently, some European countries accused India of continuing to buy oil from Russia despite the declared war in Ukraine. But for the Indian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, it was important to explain that his country has no choice but to supply itself with Russian electricity. With an average income of $2,000 per year for each inhabitant, it is almost impossible for the government to suspend its gas purchases from Russia.
For the Minister of Foreign Affairs, this decision is a necessity and not a choice. “JI think that when you expose this openly and honestly, people accept it. They don’t necessarily like it, but once you say it, if you don’t try to be smart and state your interests in a very direct way, I think the world accepts them as reality. , and that is what will happen. I can tell you, as someone who deals intensively with the United States, that they know, like other countries, our position, and that they deal with.”