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Quad Energy Ministers to Meet on G20 Sidelines in Houston

India, Japan, Australia, and US energy ministers will hold the inaugural Quad Fuel Security Forum meeting in Houston.

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Energy ministers from India, Japan, Australia, and the United States will meet on the sidelines of the G20 energy ministerial in Houston in the second week of September. [1] Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi publicly urged Russian President Vladimir Putin to end the war in Ukraine. [2] The focus of the meeting will be on joint cooperation in strategic petroleum reserves. [3] Union power minister Manohar Lal Khattar is expected to represent India at the meet. [4] India maintains strong strategic ties with Russia, including membership in the Brics grouping and the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation alongside Moscow. [5] Russia supplies approximately 40% of India's defence imports and remains a steady supplier of energy needs for Delhi. [6] Russian President Vladimir Putin replied to Modi's plea with a polite but vague and non-committal statement: 'Thank you very much, prime minister. We are moving forward along this path.' [7]
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  1. Energy ministers from India, Japan, Australia, and the United States will meet on the sidelines of the G20 energy ministerial in Houston in the second week of September. · Hindustan Times
  2. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi publicly urged Russian President Vladimir Putin to end the war in Ukraine. · BBC News
  3. The focus of the meeting will be on joint cooperation in strategic petroleum reserves. · Hindustan Times
  4. Union power minister Manohar Lal Khattar is expected to represent India at the meet. · Hindustan Times
  5. India maintains strong strategic ties with Russia, including membership in the Brics grouping and the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation alongside Moscow. · BBC News
  6. Russia supplies approximately 40% of India's defence imports and remains a steady supplier of energy needs for Delhi. · BBC News
  7. Russian President Vladimir Putin replied to Modi's plea with a polite but vague and non-committal statement: 'Thank you very much, prime minister. We are moving forward along this path.' · BBC News
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