The White House Press Secretary, Karoline Leavitt, has given India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi a 'capitulation certificate' to buy Russian oil for a period of 30 days. This comes after US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced a 30-day waiver for India. The decision comes as India has been a 'good actor', and while the short-term measure will not significantly benefit Russia, it is not significant financial benefit. The conflict in West Asia escalated after the killing of Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in joint military strikes by the US and Israel.