Quadrilateral restlessness: Hindu editorial on India’s stand in Russia-Ukraine crisis

Feather Quadrilateral Security Talks or a Snap Virtual Meeting of the QuadThe leaders, including India, the US, Australia and Japan, discussed the crisis of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, along with more traditional topics of interest for dialogue, including regional and maritime security in the Indo-Pacific. In a joint statement issued after the summit, the four countries reaffirmed their commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific, “in which the sovereignty and territorial integrity of all states is respected and countries protected from military, economic and political pressure.” are freed.” The latest Quad meeting was likely inspired by concerns from the US, Australia and Japan that India was clearly disapproving of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s decision to launch a ground offensive on the Russia-Ukraine border and bomb Ukrainian infrastructure. cannot condemn. Don’t be on the same page as other quad members face to face This struggle. They have not only condemned Russia’s aggression, but also imposed severe sanctions on the Kremlin elite and organizations associated with them. India, in contrast, has stayed away from three UN resolutions condemning Russia. There is also considerable variation on the Russia-Ukraine issue in terms of individual readouts of the Quad members. While the US, Australia and Japan outright rejected Russia’s attempt to unilaterally change the status quo in Ukraine and vowed not to allow such action anywhere in the Indo-Pacific, India’s readout only showed Ukraine In the context of passing, referenced in the context of setting. A new humanitarian aid and disaster relief mechanism for this purpose.

Russia’s action has clearly raised complex questions for India’s strategic calculations, even as New Delhi is being guided by a 21st-century version of its non-aligned paradigm, and by Moscow, a major defense supplier. Need to stay close. South Bloc is already well-versed in working hard with the Mandarins at the US State Department to receive a CAATSA waiver for India’s purchase of the $5.43 billion Russian Triumph missile defense system. While discussions on the Ukraine crisis will continue on the Quad and other multilateral platforms where India and the US work together for the greater good of the rules-based international order, the idea that a NATO country or even Russia could force sovereign nations together Huh. The proud history of non-alignment to take a side in a complex geopolitical conflict is largely obsolete and impractical in today’s interdependent global arena. For example, the Quad cannot afford to isolate India, a key participant in a global-strategic plan to balance China’s rise as a potential Asian hegemony. Nevertheless, India could test its resolve and patience with Russia if the Russian occupation forces start committing war crimes and human rights violations in violation of the Geneva Convention, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other applicable global treaties.