Talking about US statements threatening India with “consequences” for continuing trade ties with Russia, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Thursday said the country is very concerned about its special economic relationship with the Russians. open and should not do so. To be assigned a ‘political colour’, according to the news agency ANI report good.
Additionally, pointing out the hypocrisy of western countries In continuing its energy and fertilizer imports from Russia, while asking other countries to reduce theirs, Foreign Ministry spokesman Arindam Bagchi said during a weekly briefing, “As far as who is concerned trade with russia… and what are the consequences on that,” said Bagchi, referring to Western countries, “I just want to emphasize that energy flows continue, fertilizer purchases remain untouched, there are other examples.”
The criticism comes at a time when the US has increased its oil imports from Russia by 43 percent in the past few weeks, reaching 100,000 barrels per day.
“We have established economic ties with Russia, our focus is on stabilizing these established economic ties under the current circumstances, and we are very open about that, given the difficulties we need and the need to stabilize it. have been,” said the spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs.
Responding to a question about Western pressure on India for its trade with Russia, he said, “Don’t think there is any such pressure. There is talk of sanctions but it is not on the whole trade. A lot. Trade is taking place on the oil trade as well. Our focus is on maintaining and stabilizing our established economic ties with Russia.”
Talking about US National Security Advisor Dalip Singh’s visit on International Economics and his scathing remarks on India-Russia relations, Bagchi said, “We had extensive discussions during his visit on contemporary economic issues. He told us about this. The context, purpose and effectiveness of US sanctions on Russia.”
Bagchi also spoke about the upcoming 2 2 ministerial talks between India and the US, in which Defense Minister Rajnath Singh and External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar are expected to hold meetings with their counterparts.
“We have a very strong, strong and diverse relationship with the US and this 2 2 is in that context,” Bagchi said.
India and the United States are scheduled to hold 2 2 talks in Washington on 11 April. External Affairs Minister Jaishankar is also expected to meet his counterpart Antony Blinken separately, while others will also hold meetings with senior US officials.
(with inputs from agencies)
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