Donald Trump’s administration continues to claim that India has committed to stop buying oil from Russia — in return for a tariff-cut and trade deal — with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio repeating the assertion at the Munich Security Conference in Germany on Saturday. India’s external affairs minister S Jaishankar (R) with US secretary of state Marco Rubio during the 62nd Munich Security Conference in Germany on Feb 14. (Photo: X/@DrSJaishankar/PTI) India’s external Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, however, skirted a direct answer in his separate session at the conference the same day, amid a political row over it in New Delhi. Jaishankar maintained that India is “wedded to strategic autonomy”, at a time when the Congress-led Opposition has accused Narendra Modi’s government of “selling out under pressure”. Finer details of the India-US trade deal are being worked out, after Trump announced the framework towards a deal on February 2, which was confirmed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Trump has already removed the 25% tariff imposed as “penalty” for India’s purchase of Russian oil despite …