India Says Unaware of Trump-Modi Conversation on Russian Oil (2)

India’s foreign ministry said it’s unaware of a conversation between President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday, hours after the US leader indicated he spoke with his Indian counterpart, who pledged to halt Russian oil purchases.

“To the best of our knowledge, I am not aware of any conversation between PM Modi and President Trump yesterday,” Randhir Jaiswal, a spokesman for the Ministry of External Affairs, told reporters at a briefing in New Delhi on Thursday.

US-India relations have been strained since Trump imposed a 50% tariff on goods from the South Asian ...