In a surprising development, Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has claimed that Western powers have adopted an “aggressive and devious” policy to engage India “in games against China by promoting Indo-Pacific strategies. “. Lavrov made the comment at a time when India and China have been locked in a tense standoff on the Royal Line of Control in Ladakh for more than six months.
Lavrov also claimed that Western powers are trying to undermine Russia’s “close association and privileged relations with India.”
“For example, India is a persistent, aggressive and devious Western policy issue that tries to lure the country into anti-Chinese games, promoting so-called Indo-Pacific strategies,” Lavrov said, adding, “and at the same time, ( Western policy tries to) weaken our close association, strategic and privileged relations with the Indians. The Americans exert very strong pressure on New Delhi in connection with (Indian) military technical cooperation (with Russia). “
The top Russian leader made the statement during the general meeting of Russia’s state Council on International Affairs think tank on Tuesday. Lavrov’s remarks are also significant, as Moscow has been making efforts to resolve the growing border tension between India and China.
Meanwhile, Foreign Minister S Jaishankar said on Wednesday (December 9) that ties with China have been “significantly damaged” in 2020 due to the Galwan incident and the ongoing build-up that has “completely changed the national feeling “.
Speaking at a virtual event, Jaishankar said: “Today we are probably in the most difficult phase of our relationship with China. Certainly in the last 30-40 years. The last time there were military casualties on our borders was in 1975.”
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In early June this year, India lost 20 of its soldiers due to aggressive action by the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) in the Galwan Valley.
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