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India slams global energy disruptions through sanctions, chokepoints

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External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar criticized global energy disruptions caused by sanctions and attacks on infrastructure during the G20 Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Atlanta on October 30, 2026. He highlighted that these disruptions are pushing up costs and limiting access to energy for low-income countries, emphasizing the need for predictable and open markets. Jaishankar also proposed initiatives like a Critical Minerals Circularity Initiative to address issues of resource availability and sustainability.

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At the G20 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Atlanta on October 30, 2026, India’s External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar criticized global disruptions in oil supplies caused by sanctions and political actions. He argued that deliberate attacks on energy trade and infrastructure are a strategy to manipulate prices. Amidst American sanctions on Iranian oil sales and the lifting of restrictions on Russian diesel, Mr. Jaishankar stressed the need for the G20 to ensure open and predictable energy markets. He warned about the increasing frequency of market distortions through obstacles, sanctions, and chokepoints, which lead to unpredictability and unaffordable costs in energy supplies.

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deliberate attacks on energy trade and infrastructure were a calculated strategy to hold prices hostage

left frames sanctions as harmful market manipulation

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Mr. Jaishankar, in a post on X, said he highlighted that deliberate attacks on energy trade and infrastructure were a calculated strategy to hold energy prices hostage. “The G20 must display both understanding and leadership to keep energy markets open and predictable,” he said at the meeting convened by U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

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2026-10-31 · The Hindu

India slams global energy disruptions through sanctions, chokepoints · assertive framing

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External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar strongly disapproved of disruptions in global oil supplies through sanctions and chokepoints, saying deliberate attacks on energy trade and infrastructure were a calculated strategy to hold prices hostage. asserted

attacks → disapprove → prices

Mr. Jaishankar’s remarks at the G20 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Atlanta on Friday (October 30, 2026) came amid American sanctions on the sale of Iranian oil and disruption to energy supplies from West Asia and the decision to lift sanctions on the sale of Russian diesel. asserted

remarks → come → diesel

The Minister said that the world was staring at an energy crisis not of production, but of unpredictability and disruption, unaffordable costs, and challenges of access. asserted

world → say → access

he → say → Rubio

The Minister emphasised that continuous distortions of energy markets through obstacles, sanctions and chokepoints were happening with increasing frequency, greater complexity and wider impact. asserted

distortions → emphasise → frequency

Mr. Jaishankar said he underscored that there appears to be little regard for the predicament of low-income countries. asserted

he → say → countries

The Minister said that convenient distinctions are being drawn between oil and gas. asserted

distinctions → say → oil

“Selective carve-outs speak for themselves,” he said. asserted

he → speak → themselves

Mr. Jaishankar said he reiterated that the knock-on effects and mutual dependence in a globalised market should not be underestimated. asserted

effects → say → market

He reaffirmed that India needs reliable and predictable LPG supplies for its clean cooking needs. asserted

India → reaffirm → needs

Mr. Jaishankar reiterated that India’s National Mission on critical minerals spans exploration to recycling. asserted

Mission → reiterate → recycling

He also said India has proposed a G20 Critical Minerals Circularity Initiative. asserted

India → say → Initiative

The Minister said the G20 must widen access to finance and advance storage, small modular reactors, green hydrogen and biofuels. asserted

G20 → say → storage