New Delhi, Sept. 8 -- Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday reaffirmed that India will continue purchasing oil from Russia, underscoring that the country's energy policy will be determined by national requirements.

"India will continue to buy Russian oil. It is our decision to buy what suits our needs, where we buy our oil from, we will have to take a call on it," Sitharaman told News18.

The minister emphasised fiscal discipline and credibility as key to economic management, noting that long-term growth depends on trust-building with citizens and responsible policymaking.

"There are no shortcuts to earning profits. We need to earn the people's trust to make them," she said.

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