India, Sept. 24 -- The latest in a series of remarks from US officials on Donald Trump's tariffs on India, Energy Secretary Chris Wright said he is a "huge fan of India," calling the country an "awesome ally" of America. However, he also said that India is buying Russian oil.

While responding to a journalist's question during a press briefing, Wright said, "I'm a huge fan of India. It is an awesome ally of America. But it is also buying Russian oil. We want to end the Ukraine war and I believe India also wants that. America wants nothing more than to expand energy trade with India."

Wright said that in the early days of taking charge as the Energy Secretary, a lot of his time was spent dealing with India, which he called "the world's la...