'India can't sacrifice economic strength to comply with US sanction'

"In specific issues which are critical for India's strategic interests, we have explained to the United States that India is a strategic partner for the United States of America and you want a strategic partner to be strong and not weakened," finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said.

from Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/india-cant-sacrifice-economic-strength-to-comply-with-us-sanctions-nirmala-sitharaman/articleshow/71607161.cms