As India moves to scale down Russian crude purchases under mounting pressure from US President Donald Trump, one refinery has found itself at the centre of an uncomfortable geopolitical spotlight: Nayara Energy’s Vadinar complex in Gujarat. Fresh refinery-level data show that while state-run and private refiners have sharply reduced spot purchases of Russian oil, Nayara continues to run almost entirely on Russian barrels — making it the single largest remaining conduit for Moscow’s crude into India. According to analytics firm Kpler, Nayara imported over 36 million barrels of Russian crude between November 2025 and January 2026 — roughly 390,000–400,000 barrels per day (bpd).