New Delhi Russia is conscious of its traditional relationship with India. Efforts are also being made to intensify bilateral relations in areas such as energy, security, industry, but as far as Pakistan is concerned, Russia also wants to give a direction to its relations with it. Russia also says that relations with India are very wide, while the scope of relations with Pakistan is very limited. At the same time, Russia is also concerned that India is an active member of the group that is implementing the new strategy in the Indo-Pacific region. Russian Ambassador to India Nikolay Kudashev on Wednesday expressed his feelings in a press conference on the state of India-Russia relations.
Relations between India and Russia strengthened
Kudashev said that he has no difference of opinion or misunderstanding with India. India is a reliable ally of Russia. Relations between India and Russia are extremely strong. We have limited cooperation on the basis of independent relations with Pakistan.
US ban illegal
In response to a question from Russia on the US’s strictness on the S-400 deal, he said, “Both India and Russia consider sanctions imposed by a third country to be illegal.” Some countries do such methods only to create pressure and promote unfair competition. It is also a kind of blackmail. The issue has been discussed in the recent meeting between the foreign ministers of the two countries. Kudashev, S.K. He was referring to the conversation between Jaishankar and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.
S-400 purchase is extremely important
It is worth mentioning that, two weeks before Lavrov’s visit to India, US Defense Minister Austin came to New Delhi. Regarding India’s decision to buy the S-400 from Russia, he had said publicly that my Indian side has not talked about it but we would urge all our allies not to buy any weapons from Russia. India considers the purchase of five units of the S-400 being valued at $ 5 billion for its strategic interests significantly, but in recent times there has been confusion due to US pressure.
Broadening relations with India
Russia’s Foreign Minister Lavrov also visited New Delhi as well as Islamabad. When asked if Russia’s Deputy Ambassador Roman Babushkin asked if it was seen as an erosion in the relations between India and Russia, his answer was absolutely no. Relations with India are very old and broad, while there is a limited-scope relationship with Pakistan. They have no relation with each other.
Ceasefire support among Indo-Pak
Babushkin said that Russia is a member of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization with Pakistan. We have a common agenda against terrorism, we are helping Pakistan in the fight against terrorism, training and weapons. Russia supports the Simla Agreement and the Lahore Declaration which gives India and Pakistan a way to resolve mutual differences through discussions. Recently there has been a ceasefire between India and Pakistan which we also support.
Preparations begin for the summit between Modi Putin
He also referred to the summit to be held between PM Narendra Modi and President Vladimir Putin, preparations have already started. In this meeting, there will be an attempt to agree on a future roadmap of cooperation. He commended India’s approval for the Sputnik vaccine, which would open up new dimensions of the special partnership of the two countries with the use of emergency. In addition, Deputy Head of the Russian Mission Roman Bakushkin said that Russia was excited by the decision to rear its forces to reduce tensions between India and China over the LAC in eastern Ladakh.
