India on Friday (September 26, 2025) described as “factually incorrect and entirely baseless” the remarks by NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte on the impact of U.S. President Donald Trump’s penalty tariff on India for its continued purchase of Russian crude oil .

“We expect the leadership of an important institution like NATO to exercise greater responsibility and accuracy in public statements. Speculative or careless remarks that misrepresent the Prime Minister’s engagements or suggest conversations that never occurred are unacceptable,” said Randhir Jaiswal, Official Spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs.

Speaking to CNN’s Christiane Amanpour on Thursday (September 25, 2025) in New York, Mr. Rutte had said, “This (tariff) immediately impacts Russia because that means D

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