President Trump and Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India at a joint news conference at the White House in February.
The Indian government on Thursday appeared to push back against President Trump’s claim that the country would stop buying Russian oil without explicitly rejecting his comments, as it seeks to resolve a bruising trade dispute with Washington by avoiding a public confrontation.
In a statement, India’s foreign ministry made no mention of any such promise by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, but noted that the country had always sought a diverse range of suppliers for its oil imports.
The nonconfrontational response is a sign of how Mr. Modi is seeking to find a delicate resolution with the Trump administration to lift hefty U.S.
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