Donald Trump-led US government may be pressurising India to curb its crude oil trade with Russia, but Russian oil continues to form the biggest share in India’s crude import basket. India's imports of Russian crude oil showed a slight decrease in September, whilst still comprising more than one-third of the nation's overall oil imports, regardless of US pressure to reduce purchases due to concerns about supporting Moscow's military actions in Ukraine. September crude imports for India reached approximately 4.7 million barrels per day, showing an increase of 220,000 bpd from the previous month whilst remaining steady year-on-year. Russia remained the main supplier, delivering about 1.6 million bpd, constituting 34 per cent of total imports. This volume was approximately 160,00

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