CPI(M) urges Modi Govt to reject US Sanctions Law, defend India's energy choices

New Delhi, Sep 22 (UNI) The Communist Party of India (Marxist) on Tuesday urged the Narendra Modi government to reject the United States' new sanctions law targeting buyers of Russian oil and gas, saying Washington could not be allowed to dictate India's foreign and economic policy. In a statement, the CPI(M) Polit Bureau strongly criticised the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026, signed into law by US President Donald Trump on September 18. The law authorises the US President to impose tariffs of up to 100 per cent on imports from major purchasers of Russian oil…