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India faces balancing act on Russia amid US trade talks

The situation has been complicated by US President Donald Trump’s decision to sanction Russian oil giants Rosneft and Lukoil

Updated on: Oct 29, 2025, 01:37:02 IST
By Rezaul H Laskar
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India will have to contend with an increasingly delicate balancing act between negotiating a trade deal and repairing ties with the US and maintaining its legacy relationship with Russia ahead of a planned visit by President Vladimir Putin in December, people familiar with the matter said on Monday.

PREMIUMRussian President Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister Narendra Modi speak during a meeting at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Tianjin, China in September. (REUTERS)
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister Narendra Modi speak during a meeting at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Tianjin, China in September. (REUTERS)

The situation has been complicated by US President Donald Trump’s decision to sanction Russian oil giants Rosneft and Lukoil --- his first such action against Russia in his second term --- amid growing

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Rezaul H Laskar

Rezaul Hasan Laskar is Foreign Editor with the Hindustan Times, which he joined in 2015. He began as a journalist in his hometown of Shillong in northeast India and has worked in newspapers and wire services over the years. He moved to New Delhi in 1997 and initially focused on defence, national security, Jammu and Kashmir and the northeast, while also working of foreign policy and international relations. He has been part of the media delegation accompanying PMs on foreign visits and has reported from destinations ranging from Tibet to Ukraine. Between 2007 and 2013, he was the Press Trust of India correspondent in Pakistan, one of only two Indian journalists allowed to report from the country. He extensively covered Pakistan’s domestic politics and the life of the common people, as well as the fallout of the 2008 Mumbai attacks on India-Pakistan relations and the subsequent trial in Pakistan of the suspects involved in the attack. As part of his reportage in Pakistan, he travelled the breadth of the country, from the Swat Valley to Balochistan. Reza’s first gig in journalism was writing a weekly music column, and music – especially classic rock – remains a keen interest. He is also a movie buff and a keen photographer.

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