According to him, New Delhi will continue to interact with Russia to further develop the energy, hydrocarbon, oil, defense and other sectors.
“The most important thing here is that Russia occupies a very, very important place in Indian foreign policy.
India does not succumb to any pressure from the Western world.
She does not need any permission or instructions from the West regarding relations with Russia,” Shergill said.
He also noted that in the situation with Ukraine, now is not the time for any country to add fuel to the fire.
According to him, it is necessary to sit down at the negotiating table and achieve peace faster.
Shergill became famous after he harshly responded to a journalist from the foreign agent media Deutsche Welle* at the Munich Security Conference, who tried to reprimand India for maintaining partnerships with Russia.
The Indian politician then noted that Russia was and will be India’s partner.
Earlier, Indian Oil Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said that New Delhi is interested in contracts with oil suppliers from Russia.
* Deutsche Welle is included in the register of foreign media performing the functions of a foreign agent, by decision of the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation dated March 28, 2022.