The US gave a direct response to the effect on India’s relations with Russia and America
US President Joe Biden’s administration said that India’s relationship with Russia is different from the relationship between the US and Russia and there is nothing to worry about. The US also said that it has asked every country that has relations with Russia to use its influence to protect the rules-based international order. When asked about the US-India relationship in the context of Russia-Ukraine and whether the Ukraine crisis will affect bilateral relations, US State Department spokesman Ned Price said that America has important interests and values attached to India.
“We have vital interests at stake with India,” Price said at a daily news conference on Friday. We share important values with India, and we know that India’s relations with Russia are different from the ones that we have and Russia, and there is really nothing to worry about,” he asked. Said in reply, “India has strong relations with Russia, which we certainly do not have. India and Russia have relations in the field of defense and security, which we do not have…
It is noteworthy that after Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a special military operation against Ukraine on Thursday, after which Russia attacked several areas of central and eastern Ukraine. This move of Russia has been condemned by many countries including America. It is noteworthy that Russia has a long-standing partnership with India and both the countries in 2010 upgraded their relations from bilateral strategic relationship to a special and privileged strategic relationship. At the same time, India’s strategic relationship with America strengthened in an unprecedented way.
Responding to a question on Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan’s visit to Moscow and his meeting with Russian President Putin, Price said the US has conveyed its position to Pakistan and what it does to Russia’s aggression. What are the dangers and what is the meaning of the current “invasion” in Ukraine. “Well, we will leave it to our partner Pakistan as to what stand it takes on this,” he said.
Price said, “All I can say is that we have conveyed our position to Pakistan and what were the dangers of a Russian attack then and what are the dangers of a Russian attack on Ukraine now. Like India, Pakistan should clearly know what is our stand on this.
