By Nidhi Verma NEW DELHI (Reuters) -Indian state refiners have started making enquiries with trading firms about purchases of Russia's Urals crude oil as discounts widen, three people with knowledge of the matter said on Thursday,

India is considering a proposal to co-develop Russia’s T-14 Armata main battle tank. The deal has an obvious logic for both sides.

US calls off trade talks with India as tensions rise over tariffs and Russian oil imports. The cancelled BTA round signals no early tariff relief, while India defends crude purchases from Moscow and asserts its stance on protecting farmers and national interests.

A hilarious video of a Russian woman accidentally meeting a US man in an Indian railway station surfaced amid the much-anticipated Alaska meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump– which went viral over the duo and the internet’s crazy reactions.

Indian shares ended flat on Thursday ahead of U.S.–Russia talks on Ukraine but logged weekly gains as IT and pharma stocks rose after a U.S.–China tariff truce extension and rising hopes of a Fed rate cut.

The Aug. 15 summit is a test of whether Trump can make progress on a peace deal that is acceptable to both Ukraine and Russia.

House Foreign Affairs Committee Democrats said tariffs on India will not stop Russia or address the Ukraine war. US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent indicated secondary sanctions could rise. India called the targeting “unjustified,

Ahead of his much anticipated meeting with Vladimir Putin, Donald Trump has repeatedly spoken about Ukraine and Russia swapping land to end the war