Jaishankar Protests to Rubio Over Indian Sailors' Deaths, Slams Western Double Standards

Indian External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar lodged a strong protest with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio over the killing of three Indian sailors in US strikes, calling the lethal action unjustified. In the same period, Jaishankar publicly criticized Western double standards, noting that the US urged India to buy Russian oil, imposed tariffs, then lifted them, and that Europe sells weapons used to attack India. He said such actions are taken when it suits Western powers. The remarks came as he pushed back against criticism of India's Russian oil purchases.