Mr Jaishankar mentioned he’s assured that India can get together with whoever is President of the US (File)
Singapore:
Russia is a rustic with which India has at all times had a constructive relationship and each international locations have taken additional care to take care of one another’s pursuits, Exterior Affairs Minister S Jaishankar mentioned on Sunday, as he dismissed the notion that Moscow is drifting in direction of China.
Interacting with the Indian group in Singapore, Mr Jaishankar mentioned India ought to have a look at its relationship with Russia or another nation from its perspective.
“So, inform me has Russia helped us or harmed us? Has Russia at essential moments contributed or obstructed? Going forward, are there beneficial properties to be constructed from Russia or is it solely damages which is able to come out?” he requested.
“So, if I do my calculations from my perspective and my experiences, I’ll get the reply. And the reply on this case is that Russia is a rustic with which now we have at all times had a constructive relationship,” he mentioned.
“Each India and Russia have taken that additional care to take care of one another’s pursuits. So, I believe we must always have that confidence as we go ahead,” he mentioned whereas answering a query.
The ties between India and Russia remained sturdy however Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. India has not but condemned the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and it has been sustaining that the disaster should be resolved via diplomacy and dialogue.
On a query on the US presidential election in November and India’s equation with the nation after that, Jaishankar mentioned: “I choose to be affected person”.
Mr Jaishankar mentioned he’s assured that India can get together with whoever is President of the US.
Mr Jaishankar is in Singapore on a three-day go to from Saturday.
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