India, Aug. 24 -- Republican leader Nikki Haley on Saturday said that India is needed by the United States to face China, while also asking New Delhi to take US President Donald Trump's points on Russian oil.

"India must take Trump's point over Russian oil seriously, and work with the White House to find a solution. The sooner the better. Decades of friendship and goodwill between the world's two largest democracies provide a solid basis to move past the current turbulence.," Haley wrote on X.

"Navigating issues like trade disagreements and Russian oil imports demands hard dialogue. But, we should not lose sight of what matters most: our shared goals. To face China, the United States must have a friend in India," she added.

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