Bilateral ties between India and the US have deepened further, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Friday, adding that after the Ukrainian war, she is opening up more and more windows of opportunities, according to news agency PTI. PTI report good.
“There is an understanding that India’s relations The United States has really moved on. It has deepened. Nobody is questioning it,” he told reporters in response to a question on bilateral ties.
“But there’s also an understanding, not only the reliance on legacy for defense equipment Russia…that India has relations dating back several decades as are heritage issues. And if anything, I can say with little confidence that there is a positive understanding. It’s not a negative understanding,” she said.
He said that India’s relations with the US are getting better every day, noting, “It is recognized that there is a friend, but the geographical location of that friend has to be understood. And a friend should not be undermined by any reason.” The geographical appreciation of where we are is located… Northern borders are under tension despite Covid, the western border is at constant odds and sometimes the tools given to meet terrorist issues in Afghanistan are targeted at us Given to cultivate, no one can have any alternative to these incidents.”
“I think opening up more and more windows of opportunity, instead of (US) keeping an arm’s distance saying that you have calibrated your position on Russia, it doesn’t look like you’re getting close to us. . No,” she said during a conversation. A group of Indian journalists in Washington DC at the conclusion of their visit.
Sitharaman was here to attend the annual spring meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank. During his visit, he also held several bilateral meetings and participated in many multilateral meetings. He spoke to several top officials in the Biden administration.
Sitharaman explained developments in the Indo-Pacific region and the recently concluded 2 2 Ministerial Dialogue, a virtual meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Joe Biden.
“In addition, the ongoing discussions on the Framework for Indo-Pacific Economic Relations are also gaining momentum and the PM said that he would consider it,” he said.
He said that it is not that India has the option to transfer itself. India certainly wants friendship with America. “But if America also wants a friend, the friend can be a weak friend, the friend should not be weak. We are making decisions, we are calling, we are taking calibrated positions because we need to be strong. Where we have been given the geographical realities,” Sitaraman said.
(with inputs from agencies)