What to know

• Since 2022, India has pivoted towards Russia to meet the bulk of its crude oil needs — raw material for making fuels like petrol and dieselS1
• India has emerged as a key supplier of gasoline (petrol) to Russia amid a surge in Russian fuel imports triggered by Ukrainian drone attacks on refineries, ship tracking data showed. Russia’s seaborne gasoline imports surged to a record around 125,000 barrels...S2
• Indian refiners supplies as much as 1 million barrels of gasoline in the last two months. The supplies essentially come from Vadinar refinery in Gujarat, operated by Nayara Energy, which is half owned by Russia's RosneftS3