Posted 1/6/2024, 5:54:39 PM
India Affirms Strategic Autonomy Amid Global Tensions
- Jaishankar's visit to Russia was a message to the US that India will maintain ties with Russia regardless of the Ukraine war
- There is mistrust between India and the US due to issues like US sympathies for Khalistani terrorists
- India sees Russia as a reliable partner unlike the US which has threatened India's interests in the past
- India is navigating ties with Russia and the West based on its own interests like buying discounted Russian oil
- India now has more leverage in the relationship with booming India-Russia trade, so the ties are more balanced rather than India just being a junior partner