India is poised to become the epicentre of global oil demand growth over the next decade, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said in its latest Global Energy Outlook 2025, citing rapid economic expansion, industrialisation, and rising vehicle ownership as key drivers of energy consumption.According to the Paris-based agency, India’s energy demand is projected to rise…
US President Trump indicated on Monday that he plans to lower tariffs on India in the future. (AI image) With US President Donald Trump hinting at a trade deal soon, Global Trade Research Initiative (GTRI) founder Ajay Srivastava says that India should push for rollback of 25% tariffs on account of Russian crude oil. Srivastava…
File photo (Picture credit: AP) Asian stocks continued to climb for a second straight day on Tuesday as signs emerged that US lawmakers were close to resolving the country’s record-long government shutdown. The positive sentiment also lifted global markets, though oil prices remained subdued amid concerns about oversupply and slowing demand.At 0230 GMT, the Nikkei…
US President Donald Trump on Monday, once again claimed that India has stopped Russian oil imports and added that they are going to “bring down the tariffs” imposed on New Delhi.When asked about how close a trade deal with India is and whether he is willing to consider lowering the current tariff rate, Trump said,…
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The United States has granted Hungary a one-year exemption from its sanctions on the use of Russian oil and gas, a White House official said on Friday.The decision came after Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán personally appealed for the reprieve during a meeting with US President Donald Trump in Washington. Why Trump exempted Hungary Orbán,…
US President Donald Trump on Thursday (local time) said that trade talks with India are “going good” and signalled that he might visit the country next year.Addressing reporters at the White House, Trump again shifted focus to the issue of Moscow’s crude oil, stating, “They are going good, he stopped buying oil from Russia largely….
Profits at India’s state-run oil refiners soared in the July–September quarter even as their dependence on discounted Russian crude dropped sharply, showing that earnings were fuelled more by global price movements than by cheap Russian supplies.According to ET, the combined profit of Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), Bharat Petroleum Corporation (BPCL), and Hindustan Petroleum Corporation (HPCL)…
File photo (Picture credit: AP) Asian shares gained on Thursday, recovering some of the previous session’s sharp losses as investor sentiment improved following upbeat US jobs data and a rebound on Wall Street. According to news agency AFP, the rally came after figures from payrolls firm ADP showed that US private sector employment jumped more…
India plans to reduce direct imports of Russian crude from late November following the introduction of new US sanctions targeting Rosneft and Lukoil, which come into effect on November 21. Analysts expect Indian refiners—responsible for over half of the country’s Russian crude used in petrol and diesel production—to comply with the sanctions.According to maritime intelligence…