Purchasing Russian oil was pragmatic decision New Delhi

India has ramped up imports of oil and coal despite Western sanctions on Moscow

New Delhi took a "pragmatic" decision to scale up purchases of Russian oil, despite sweeping sanctions on Moscow by the West, and the results of the decision "are for everyone to see," India's Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said at the World Economic Forum's annual meeting in Davos on Tuesday.