The West is trying to establish closer ties with India, which is Russia’s leading arms buyer in the world. India has not yet condemned Russia’s aggression against Ukraine.
The European Union plans to resume trade talks with India to give it a real chance to reduce its reliance on Russia. On Sunday, April 24, Bloomberg reports.
In addition to trade, the EU intends to set up a technology council in India that can respond to overall data protection regulation, social media and broader efforts to digitalize India’s economy, the agency said. .
The head of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, intends to hold talks on energy issues on April 24, AFP reports. In particular, the politician is scheduled to visit the Institute of Energy and Resources (Teri) and speak at the International Solar Alliance (ISA) headquarters located near New Delhi.
The main objective of the intergovernmental organization, created on the initiative of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and to unite 121 countries, is to work on efficient solar energy consumption to reduce reliance on fossil fuels.
On Monday, the head of the European Commission will meet with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The EU is India’s third largest trading partner. Trade turnover is estimated at 62.8 billion euros.
The EU and US are trying to forge closer ties with India, which is the world’s leading buyer of Russia’s arms that it says it uses to thwart aggression from Pakistan and China. In turn, trade turnover between Russia and India in 2021 will reach $ 12 billion.
India has not officially condemned Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. As reported by the Japanese newspaper Nikkei, citing data from the company Refinitiv, which monitors the movement of oil tankers, despite the Russian aggression against Ukraine, Asian countries continue to buy large volumes of oil from Russia.
From February 24 to April 18, a total of 380 oil tankers left the Russian Federation – more than the same period last year (357). Of these, 115 went to Asian countries: 52 to China, 28 to South Korea, 25 to India, 9 to Japan and one to Malaysia. Oil deliveries to India have risen eight times compared to the same period last year.
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