India, Oct. 18 -- US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said that while India had diversified energy imports, it would be hard for New Delhi to "pivot" from Russian imports in a day.

Rubio's remarks come even as US President Donald Trump waived some tariffs that could have targeted India and four nations for purchasing Russian oil and gas in an executive order on Friday.

The US Secretary of State said New Delhi was an "important ally" for Washington, but was still importing a significant amount of Russian energy imports.

Rubio said the "problem" was that the sanctions did not just target Russia, but also other countries, including India. "They include tariffs on a number of countries, India, for example, and others. And so I think the ...