India, July 5 -- India's ministry of petroleum and natural gas (MoPNG) on Sunday rejected reports that Bhutan had refused to import India's E20 petrol, asserting that no Indian oil marketing company (OMC) had ever offered to export the fuel to the Himalayan kingdom and that "there is no proposal" for such exports.

In a "Fact Check" posted on its official social media accounts, the ministry said: "Claims that Bhutan declined an offer to import E20 petrol from India are incorrect." It added, "No such offer has been made by the Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs), and there is no proposal for export of E20 petrol to Bhutan. Please rely only on official information from MoPNG and the Oil Marketing Companies."

The clarification came after reports...