Crude Politics: Centre hails US oil waiver as 'diplomatic win'; Opposition slams 'strategic surrender'

New Delhi [India], March 6 (ANI): The decision by the US Treasury Department to grant a 30-day temporary waiver (effective March 5 to April 4, 2026), citing disruptions in global oil supplies due to the Iran-Israel conflict, allowing Indian refiners to purchase stranded Russian crude, has sparked a fierce domestic political debate.