5 REASONS FOR INDIA'S CAREFUL APPROACH TO UKRAINE

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New Delhi, India: For the second time in a week, India refrained on a UN resolution related to Russia's invasion of Ukraine. India refrained against a UN Security Council resolution calling for a rare special emergency session of the UN General Assembly to address Russia's actions towards Ukraine on Sunday.

New Delhi also praised Moscow and Kyiv for agreeing to hold talks on the Belarus border.

India abstained on a UN Security Council resolution condemning Russia's aggression on Friday night, stating that conversation is the only way to resolve differences and expressing "regret" that diplomacy was abandoned.

So far, India has refrained from condemning the Russian invasion directly. Why is India taking such a cautious approach to Ukraine?

Here are five of them:

• The Ukraine crisis has put India on a tightrope, putting it under pressure from both "old friend Russia" and "new friends in the West."

• Russia is India's largest provider of defence weapons, having furnished the country with a ballistic missile submarine.

• India has 272 Russian-made Su-30 fighter fighters. It possesses eight kilo class submarines built by Russia and around 1,300 Russian T-90 tanks.

• Despite US pressure, India has decided to purchase Russia's most advanced long-range surface-to-air missile system, the S-400 air defence system. In 2018, India and Russia agreed to buy the missile system for $5 billion. Officials say Russia has also supported India in the UN Security Council on all matters.

The United States has also increased its pressure on India to commit to a more robust response to Russia.

Speaking to Foreign Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken emphasised the significance of a "strong collective reaction" to denounce Russia's "premeditated, unprovoked, and unjustified attack on Ukraine."

In the areas of defence, trade, and technology, the United States has remained an important partner for India.

In the tensions with China, America has also been a major supporter of New Delhi. At the United Nations, France has also been a significant ally of India.

India also has strong people-to-people links with the United States and Europe, as well as a large number of Indians living in these countries.

 

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