India has already been diversifying its sources and now imports from a much wider range of countries, but replacing Russian volumes quickly would be a challenging proposition, writes Gurjit Singh
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Gurjit Singh; Former Ambassador to Germany, Indonesia, Ethiopia ASEAN and the African Union Author; Hon.Professor, IIT Indore; Twitter: @AmbGurjitSingh ; Website: www.gurjitsingh.com
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