India, Oct. 20 -- The Trump administration has deferred the roll-out of the Lindsay Graham Act which seeks to impose a 100% tariff on countries buying Russian oil. The decision is not born of altruism toward other countries buying Russian oil. The waiver was announced after the US itself made a deal to buy Russian diesel.

The ongoing war in West Asia, weeks before the US mid-term elections, has left the Trump administration looking for alternative sources of diesel supplies. For countries that still buy Russian oil, India included, the tariffs might return after a 60-day review, US secretary of State Marco Rubio said while answering questions in Washington.

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