India's tripling or quadrupling of oil imports from Russia represents a significant percentage increase but an absolute increase from only ~1% of its oil supply, so while India can absorb some discounted Russian oil, the absolute volumes are much smaller than media narratives suggest.

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Megan O'Sullivan

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India has tripled or quadrupled how much oil it's importing from Russia but it really was only getting say a little bit more than one percent of its oil from Russia at the beginning so you know it's a magnitude so

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The World’s First Energy Crisis | Foreign Affairs Interview PodcastForeign Affairs
Created: 8/12/2026, 6:30:33 PM

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