India Became Partner With Russia, The US was not in a Position to Do that Earlier: Blinken
New Delhi: The US Secretary of State Antony Blinken commented on India’s relationship with Russia. On Wednesday, he said that “New Delhi built its partnership with Moscow out of necessity as the US was not in a position to do that earlier.”
According to a media report, “In the case of India, there is a relationship that goes back decades. And Russia, for India, was out of necessity a partner of choice when we were not in a position to be a partner,” he told lawmakers on Wednesday.
Further, he added that “Now, the relationship between the United States and India is growing, and we are investing in that effort. I think there is a growing strategic convergence between the United States and India.”
Blinken also talked about the relationship between the US President and Prime Narendra Modi and said, “Joe Biden has spent “a lot of time directly engaging with Prime Minister Modi and India’s leadership. The US has energized the Quad that brings India together with Australia and Japan and US. This has been a very important vehicle for strengthening our collaboration across a whole variety of fronts with India,”
“What’s interesting is this is a moment of strategic inflection, by which I mean this. A number of countries are now relooking at some of their relationships and some of their interests, particularly when it comes to their relationship with Russia,” added the top American diplomat.
(Vinayak)
