US on Indian Foreign Policy: America said on India's foreign policy, it will take a long time to end the inclination towards Russia

The US has said that India-Russia relations are decades old. Therefore, it will take a long time for India to end its foreign policy bias towards Russia. When asked about India's import of oil and defense equipment from Russia, US State Department spokesman Ned Price told reporters, "It is not my job to speak on the foreign policy of any other nation, but I share what I have heard from India." I can

Breaking ties is not like pressing a button to light a lamp

Ned Price said that we have seen different countries speaking frankly on a number of issues, including their vote in the United Nations General Assembly against the Russian attack on Ukraine. We understand this. It is not like turning on a button by pressing a button. "This problem is especially with countries that have historical ties with Russia," he said. The relations between India and Russia are decades old. It will take a long time for it to end its tilt towards Russia in its foreign policy.

It is not wrong to conduct joint military exercises with Russia

He said that the US is working very closely with India through bilateral, Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (Quad) and other forums. On a question related to joint military exercises of many countries including Russia, India and China, Price said, "Countries make their own sovereign decisions." It is their right to decide whether to participate in any military exercise. However, I would like to point out that most of the participating countries also conduct regular military exercises with the US.

The real concern about Russia-China

Price said, “The United States does not see anything unusual about military exercises. Now the big issue is that relations between China and Russia are getting stronger in many areas including security. We have seen growing relations between Russia and Iran and have spoken about it publicly. He said that this is a matter of concern in view of the attitude of countries like China and Russia towards the international order.