In 2025, he demanded 500% tariffs on India, calling Indian oil imports 'blood money' funding Putin’s war. He even co-sponsored legislation to economically sanction India, Brazil, and China; all while returning from Kyiv just a day before his death. India, however, stood firm: its energy policy is driven by affordability and security for 1.4 billion people; not geopolitics. Graham’s rhetoric may have stirred headlines, but India’s energy strategy? Unshaken. His death closes a chapter of aggressive foreign policy; but the global energy debate he fueled continues to echo.