“Absolutely No…” Hardeep Puri When Asked About ‘Moral Conflict’ When Buying Russian Oil | News

The Union’s oil and natural gas minister, Hardeep Singh Puri, reiterated on Oct. 31 that India has no moral conflict to stop buying oil from Russia. Responding to a question from CNN’s Becky Anderson, who questioned Puri whether India had “scruples” in buying so much from Russia, the minister said: “Absolutely none, there is no moral conflict, if anyone wants to take an ideological position.. We don’t buy from X or Y, we buy what’s available I don’t do the buying, it’s the oil companies that do the buying.