India Will Make Its Own Decisions: US After PM Modi-Biden Meet On War In Ukraine
The official said that PM Modi took the occasion to openly share his views on what was happening
Mumbai: After Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Joe Biden’s virtual meeting on Russia’s war in Ukraine, the US said, “India will make its own decisions, but we’re going to continue the discussions adding that if New Delhi saw the “tight links between China and Russia”, it will “obviously impact their thinking”.
The White House also noted India’s “very strong statement” on condemning civilian killings and calling for support for an independent investigation. Also Read: India’s Monthly Russian Oil Purchase Less Than What Europe Buys In 1 Afternoon: EAM
“So, India is going to make its own judgments. You will have seen in recent days that India made some pretty strong statements in New York condemning the killings of civilians, supporting calls for an independent investigation. India is also providing humanitarian relief materials to Ukraine, including medicine and other supplies. There were close consultations in the early days about the Indian students that were – needed to be evacuated from Ukraine. So we’re going to continue these discussions with India. I think India will make its own decisions, but we’re going to continue the discussions,” said the US.
The official said that PM Modi took the occasion to openly share his views on what was happening.
“We know Russia has concerns – we know India has concerns about the relationship between Russia and China. India, of course, is facing a very tense situation along the Line of Actual Control. And when India China and China. Russia, it’s obviously going to affect their thinking,” the White House official told the media.
India abstained when the UN General Assembly voted last week to suspend Russia from the Human Rights Council over allegations that Russian soldiers in Ukraine engaged in war crimes, especially the civilian killings in Bucha.
On March 21, President Biden had said India was an exception among Washington’s allies with its “somewhat shaky” response to the Russian offensive.
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