Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi struck a defiant tone in the face of US President Donald Trump’s tariff threats, urging the nation to buy local goods as his administration signaled it would continue buying Russian oil.

Stephen Miller's criticism of India's purchases of Russian oil is some of the strongest yet by the administration about one of the United States' major partners.

India will keep purchasing oil from Russia despite President Trump’s threats of penalties, two Indian government sources told Reuters on Saturday, not wishing to be identified due to the sensitivity of the matter.