there”neutralityIndia is not deceiving its people in the Ukraine war. Sergey Lavrov’s last speech in New Delhi was a vivid proof of this. Invited to the geopolitical conference in the capital of India, the Russian Foreign Minister tried to put his country in the place of those who were attacked. He only reaped the hilarity of the room.
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“You know, the war we’re trying to stop, which was started against us by the Ukrainians…he began. But the chief diplomat from Moscow hardly finished his sentence, being interrupted by the laughter of the listeners. He finally continued, clearly unsteady.(The war) certainly affected Russian policy, which includes energy policy“.
Friendly relations between Moscow and New Delhi
India hosted the G20 meeting on March 1 and 2, the group he chairs this year. Many high-ranking American, European, Russian and Asian officials met there, including Sergey Lavrov. Since the beginning of the war, India has had an ambiguous relationship with Russia due to the long-standing relationship between the countries. As usual since the first days of the invasion, the UN General Assembly played the game of neutrality on February 24, abstaining from a non-binding resolution calling for withdrawal.immediatelyRussian troops.
New Delhi has never condemned the invasion of Ukraine and accepted what it calls “balanced approach“. Because India maintains privileged relations with Moscow and has been doing so since Soviet times. The two countries have a long history of economic cooperation, and Russia has always been generous with technology transfer and joint production. Above all, Russia is a major arms supplier. So much so that todayTwo-thirds of India’s military equipment is of Russian origin“, – emphasizes Christophe Jaffrelot, a political scientist specializing in India.
India is also taking advantage of the drop in Russian oil prices linked to Western sanctions to increase its imports. Thus, India imported 1.2 million barrels of Russian oil per day in December. It is 29 percent more than in November. Before the war, only 1% of Russian crude oil was imported, last April that share reached 18%.
Source: Le Figaro
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