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India shuts RTI bid for Russian oil import numbers citing commercial confidentiality and strategy
India
Published on 26 April 2026
A commission says the data is too sensitive to share
India has denied an RTI request seeking details of Russian crude oil imports between June 2022 and June 2025. The Petroleum Planning and Analysis Cell said the figures were commercially confidential and linked to strategic interests. The Central Information Commission backed the refusal, and also flagged transparency issues with the PPAC website that failed to provide reliable information.
- RTI request for Russian oil import data was rejected
- PPAC cited strategic and commercial confidentiality
- CIC upheld the denial over strategic and economic concerns
- PPAC website transparency was also questioned
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