India, Aug. 5 -- Amid renewed US pressure over India's Russian energy imports, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday underscored the need for a "more equitable global order".

Speaking at the inaugural BIMSTEC Traditional Music Festival 'Saptasur' in New Delhi, he said, "We live in complicated and uncertain times, and a collective desire is to see a fair and representative global order, not one dominated by a few. That quest is often articulated as political or economic rebalancing."

His comments came shortly after India strongly rebutted US President Donald Trump's latest warning of increased tariffs over Russian oil and defence purchases. India termed the targeting "unjustified and unreasonable" and reaffirmed that it would ...