Thiruvanathapuram, March 7 -- Congress leader Sachin Pilot raised concerns over the recent waiver granted by the United States allowing India to purchase Russian oil for a limited period, saying that India's energy and economic security should remain independent of external influence.

Speaking to ANI, Pilot said India has historically maintained a clear and non-partisan foreign policy regardless of which party was in power at the Centre. "In the last 75 years, no matter who has been in power in New Delhi, India, as a sovereign state, has always maintained a very clear, non-partisan position in the world. Our energy security and our economic security are sacrosanct," he said.

Pilot criticised the move by the US government to impose condi...