The US suggested that India shall not allow the Russian cargo ships to arrive because of sanctions, but New Delhi rejected, calling this issue of sovereignty.

Economic Times on July 12 reported that the US Consulate General in Mumbai last month sent a letter to the City Port Authority, proposing not to allow Russian ships to dock because a series of sanctions related to Ukraine conflict.

The Mumbai Port Authority then sent a document to the General Department of Maritime India and asked the State Ministry of Foreign Affairs to guide.

The man holding the American and Indian flags in New York in August 2015.

The Consulate General of the United States later explained that the proposal of banning the Russian ships was only privacy, but the sources of information were proposed through such diplomatic channels were not private issues.

Expert Derek Grossman from Rand, a long -standing organization specializing in supporting research and analysis for the US military, saying this is a wise step from Washington in an effort to change the strategy to put pressure on India.

India is criticized by the West for continuing to buy Russian oil between a series of sanctions on the country.

India increased to buy cheap Russian crude oil when this energy brought great benefits of macroeconomics, despite the effort from the EU.

The White House in March criticized India for buying Russian oil and did not condemn Moscow's military campaign, but the current tone is very different.