New Delhi, March 6 -- Senior Congress leader K C Venugopal on Friday criticized the union government over reports related to India's purchase of Russian oil, accusing Prime Minister Narendra Modi of compromising the country's energy sovereignty and foreign policy independence.
In a post on X, Venugopal said it was "deeply humiliating" for India to require a waiver from the United States in order to buy oil from Russia, which he described as a long-standing partner of the country.
"In Amrit Kaal, the Indian PM has to beg before other countries to purchase oil from where he wishes to," Venugopal wrote. "It is deeply humiliating for India's sovereignty and international standing that it needs a US 'waiver' to purchase oil from a time-tested ...