U.S. trade talks collapsed earlier this year with New Delhi not agreeing to widen market access to its vast agricultural and dairy sectors.

The United States is prepared to supply European countries with "as much gas and oil as is needed" to replace Europe's dependence on Russian energy imports, President Volodymyr Zelensky claimed in his evening address on Oct.

The shadow fleet of unmarked tankers evading international sanctions to deliver Russian crude to India and China is straining trade talks.

The share of India’s oil imports from Russia has risen significantly from 2% in 2022 to 35% now - and figures released by data and analytics firm Kpler show that in volume terms purchases have remained largely steady throughout this year.