India, July 3 -- External affairs minister S Jaishankar said on Wednesday that India has communicated its concerns to US senator Lindsey Graham regarding a proposed bill that could impose steep tariffs, as much as 500 per cent, on countries importing Russian oil, which includes India.

Jaishankar was responding to questions about the legislation, which seeks to impose heavy 500 per cent tariffs on imports from countries that continue trading with Russia, particularly affecting India and China due to their energy ties with Kremlin.

At a press conference in Washington, Jaishankar said, "Regarding Senator Lindsey Graham's bill, any development which is happening in the US Congress is of interest to us if it impacts our interest or could imp...