Notably, during his election campaign, Mamdani had called Trump "despot" and a "fascist", a favourite jibe of the Left politicians and the Leftist media to target all conservatives.
India and Russia continue to have deeper energy links that are structural rather than transactional. While Rosneft owns over 49% of Nayara Energy's Vadinar refinery in Gujarat, Indian PSUs possess nearly half of Rosneft's Vankorneft subsidiary, a substantial investment in Taas Yuryakh, and a longstanding position in the Sakhalin-1 project.
The corporation's apology came after Trump threatened to file a million-dollar defamation suit against the it, unless it issued a retraction of the controversial October 2024 documentary.