External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on the sidelines of the ASEAN summit in Kuala Lumpur on Monday days after the US imposed sanctions on Russian oil majors Rosneft and Lukoil that is expected to hit New Delhi’s sourcing from Moscow.

“Glad to meet @SecRubio, this morning in Kuala Lumpur. Appreciated the discussion on our bilateral ties as well as regional and global issues,” Jaishankar posted on social media platform ‘X’.

Jaishankar’s meeting with Rubio is important not only because of Washington’s latest sanctions against Russian oil companies but also due to uncertainty around the tariffs imposed by the US on Indian imports as penalty for buying Russian oil.

India and the US are trying to conclude negotiations on a bilateral trade agreement (BT

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