Among talks on defence cooperation, Ajit Doval can also be anticipated to talk about the supply of the remaining S-400 missile techniques, that performed an essential position through the India-Pakistan battle and operation Sindoor in May this 12 months. File
Mr. Doval’s go to to Russia started at the same time as U.S. President Donald Trump introduced that he would announce “very substantial” will increase to the 25% tariffs on Indian items anticipated to kick in on Thursday (August 7, 2025) due to Indian oil purchases from Russia.
“The present escalation of the geopolitical scenario can even be mentioned. Apart from that the subjects will embrace such urgent issues as provides of Russian oil [to India],” Russia’s official TASS company reported.
Among talks on defence cooperation, Mr. Doval can also be anticipated to talk about the supply of the remaining S-400 missile techniques, that performed an essential position through the India-Pakistan battle and operation Sindoor in May this 12 months. This is the NSA’s first go to to Moscow since Operation Sindoor, though he attended the SCO NSA assembly in Beijing in June and met with Mr. Shoigu’s deputy, Russia’s Security Council Deputy Secretary Aleksandr Venediktov there. In addition, Russia’s current resolution to grant recognition to the Taliban regime in Afghanistan can also be anticipated to come back up.
While Mr. Doval’s go to was scheduled some weeks in the past, he’s anticipated to speak about India’s stand on the U.S. threats and tariffs and also will put together for the go to of Russian President Vladimir Putin to India later this 12 months for the annual summit with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The two sides can even probably focus on the most recent strikes for talks between Russia and Ukraine, after the Kremlin stated on Tuesday (August 5, 2025) that U.S. Special envoy Steve Witkoff shall be in Moscow to fulfill Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Announcing the upcoming go to of Mr. Witkoff on Tuesday (August 5, 2025), Mr. Putin’s Presidential aide Dmitry Peshkov stated that Mr. Putin was ready to fulfill Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy after expert-level talks however gave no timeline for the assembly.
When requested about Mr. Trump’s newest threats towards India, Mr. Peshkov stated that Russia believes “sovereign nations will need to have, and do have, the best to decide on their commerce companions, the companions in commerce and financial cooperation, on their very own, and independently decide these modes of commerce and financial cooperation that swimsuit the pursuits of a rustic in query.”
Later this month, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar can even go to Moscow for talks on the go to, which has been delayed for a number of years as a result of Ukraine battle which started in February 2022. PM Modi had visited Moscow final July, reviving the summit after a niche of three years.
Mr. Doval travelled to Moscow in a single day, leaving Delhi after the official and bilateral conferences throughout Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s State go to to Delhi.
In the U.S., Mr. Trump doubled down on the threats towards India that got here regardless of a powerful assertion from the Ministry of External Affairs that referred to as U.S. and EU sanctions on India’s import of Russian oil “unjustified and unreasonable”.
“India has not been an excellent buying and selling companion, as a result of they do plenty of enterprise with us, however we don’t do enterprise with them. So, we settled on 25% (tariff), however I believe I’m going to lift that very considerably over the subsequent 24 hours, as a result of they’re shopping for Russian oil,” Mr. Trump advised CNBC in an interview.
Since 2022, India elevated its oil imports from Russia multi-fold, defying pleas from European nations to cease rising Russian revenues, from procuring lower than a p.c of its imports from Russia, to almost 40% of its oil at its peak.
After the U.S. introduced plans for penalty tariffs on India final week, many Indian oil importers have decreased their demand, though the federal government stated it might not undergo the tariffs by the U.S. and sanctions by the European Union. In its assertion on Monday (August 4, 2025), the MEA had additionally identified that the U.S. and EU proceed to commerce on different items with Russia.
Published – August 06, 2025 08:37 am IST
