‘America will give as much fuel as it wants’, America’s message to ‘good friend’ India

Due to the blockade of Strait of Hormuz in war with Iran, India is facing energy crisis. Rising Petrol-Diesel-CNG prices in the country. In this situation, Washington expressed interest in supplying energy to Delhi. According to US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Washington is ready to sell as much energy as New Delhi can buy. He also said that America has already held extensive discussions with India on fuel oil. Washington is keen to make New Delhi a bigger partner in energy exports.

After the kidnapping of the president of Venezuela, the US controls the country’s oil fields. Meanwhile, US refineries are overflowing with crude from Venezuela. Last February, US President Donald Trump said that 80 million barrels of oil from Venezuela had reached America. Meanwhile, Rubio announced that Venezuela’s interim president, Delsey Rodriguez, will visit India next week to discuss oil sales. Rubio said, “There are many opportunities to work with India. They are very good friends, excellent partners.”

Incidentally, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio is visiting India from May 24 to 26. At that time he will come to Agra, Jaipur and Kolkata apart from Delhi. Earlier, the then US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton had visited Kolkata in 2012. At that time, Mamata Banerjee was in power. Recently there has been a change of power in the state. BJP gathering has started. And at such a time, the arrival of the US Secretary of State is considered quite significant. It is believed that the two countries will discuss energy security, trade and defense cooperation during Rubio’s visit to India.