Kanwal Sibal Slams US 'Condescension' Over India's Russian Oil Purchases

• Former Indian foreign secretary Kanwal Sibal criticized US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's remarks on India's Russian oil purchases.
• Sibal accused Washington of adopting a 'patronizing tone' and questioned Bessent's description of India as an 'ally'.
• Bessent stated the US temporarily 'allowed' India to accept Russian oil shipments already at sea to ease global supply pressures, calling India a 'good actor'.
• Sibal argued the US revised its stance due to rising oil prices affecting American consumers, viewing it as a temporary reprieve.
• He warned that such 'condescension' and 'talking down' could leave long-term diplomatic scars.