New Delhi: While the Australian PM Scott Morrison Has said that he will take up the issue with his counterpart Narendra Modi Russiaattack of UkraineAn issue that dominated Japan’s agenda with India at the summit on Saturday, Australia He seems to have taken a more sensible view of India’s “balanced” position which apparently allows it to foster dialogue and diplomacy to reach both sides.
Ahead of the virtual summit on Monday, the Australian High Commissioner here Barry O’Farrell said Tractor The countries have accepted India’s position and it will not affect the cooperation between them. This is significant as both the US and Japan have been asking India to take a tougher stance on Russia in the Security Council.
Australia is expected to announce an investment of Rs 1,500 crore during the summit on Monday, described by a diplomatic source as the biggest by Australia in India in areas such as space, clean technology and critical minerals, where Australia controls China. wants to challenge. International market. After the summit, the two countries are also expected to sign an early harvest or interim trade agreement by the end of this month. With increasing strategic closeness, India and Australia are also closer to achieving the Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement, which they have been negotiating for the past 12 years, at the end of 2022.
When asked about India’s position on Ukraine, O’Farrell said that the Quad has accepted India’s position and that each of the Quad countries has its own bilateral relationship with Russia and its own point of view. “We know that PM Modi has called for an end to the conflict and no one should be unhappy about it,” the high commissioner said.
Morrison was quoted as saying on Friday that the situation in Ukraine and its implications for the Indo-Pacific and Myanmar will be included in his talks with Modi. He had said that relations with India are based on mutual understanding and trust, commitment to democracy and a shared vision of an open, inclusive, resilient and prosperous Indo-Pacific.
Australia sees India’s decision to abstain from voting on UN resolutions condemning Russia in line with the policies of India’s first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru on similar issues. Recalling India’s past ‘non-condemning’ policy, perhaps due to Nehru’s refusal to condemn the Soviet Union’s handling of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution, one source said that India had always Has worked to create space for dialogue and engagement and even now no one has accused India of supporting what is happening in Ukraine.
In a summit with Modi on Saturday, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida had strongly taken Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and called on President Vladimir Putin for Modi’s cooperation in ensuring that the Japanese enjoy a free and open international as described in the arrangement. While Morrison has threatened China with sanctions for any possible attempt to support Russia, he has been more prudent when faced with questions about India’s position. Asked about India’s refusal to condemn Russia’s action, Morrison said last month that all countries have a different level of relationship with Russia and he respects that.
Ahead of the virtual summit on Monday, the Australian High Commissioner here Barry O’Farrell said Tractor The countries have accepted India’s position and it will not affect the cooperation between them. This is significant as both the US and Japan have been asking India to take a tougher stance on Russia in the Security Council.
Australia is expected to announce an investment of Rs 1,500 crore during the summit on Monday, described by a diplomatic source as the biggest by Australia in India in areas such as space, clean technology and critical minerals, where Australia controls China. wants to challenge. International market. After the summit, the two countries are also expected to sign an early harvest or interim trade agreement by the end of this month. With increasing strategic closeness, India and Australia are also closer to achieving the Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement, which they have been negotiating for the past 12 years, at the end of 2022.
When asked about India’s position on Ukraine, O’Farrell said that the Quad has accepted India’s position and that each of the Quad countries has its own bilateral relationship with Russia and its own point of view. “We know that PM Modi has called for an end to the conflict and no one should be unhappy about it,” the high commissioner said.
Morrison was quoted as saying on Friday that the situation in Ukraine and its implications for the Indo-Pacific and Myanmar will be included in his talks with Modi. He had said that relations with India are based on mutual understanding and trust, commitment to democracy and a shared vision of an open, inclusive, resilient and prosperous Indo-Pacific.
Australia sees India’s decision to abstain from voting on UN resolutions condemning Russia in line with the policies of India’s first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru on similar issues. Recalling India’s past ‘non-condemning’ policy, perhaps due to Nehru’s refusal to condemn the Soviet Union’s handling of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution, one source said that India had always Has worked to create space for dialogue and engagement and even now no one has accused India of supporting what is happening in Ukraine.
In a summit with Modi on Saturday, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida had strongly taken Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and called on President Vladimir Putin for Modi’s cooperation in ensuring that the Japanese enjoy a free and open international as described in the arrangement. While Morrison has threatened China with sanctions for any possible attempt to support Russia, he has been more prudent when faced with questions about India’s position. Asked about India’s refusal to condemn Russia’s action, Morrison said last month that all countries have a different level of relationship with Russia and he respects that.