Published: Sep 26, 2025, 22:51 IST | Updated: Sep 26, 2025, 22:51 IST
India on Friday responded sharply to NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte’s claim that Prime Minister Narendra Modi asked Russian President Vladimir Putin to “explain his strategy” on Ukraine after the US imposed tariffs on India for buying Russian oil, saying that the statement was “factually incorrect and entirely baseless”.