NEW DELHI: PM Modi and French President Emmanuel Macron discussed the “cascading effects” of the war in Ukraine, especially goods shortages in developing countries, in a meeting late Thursday and agreed to play a constructive role in addressing these challenges. While India expectedly didn’t join France, a key European and Indo-Pacific partner, in condemning Russia’s … Read more
India wants to be strong friends with the “liberal world” but it needs Russia’s assistance to defend its borders, Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said, following criticism about refusal to outright condemn Vladimir Putin’s war on Ukraine. India is the world’s top buyer of Russian weapons, which it uses to deter aggression from neighbors Pakistan … Read more
A senior US diplomat again warned China of sanctions if it offers “material support” for Russian President Putin’s war in Ukraine, while also pledging to help India end its dependence on Russian weapons. China wasn’t helping the situation in Ukraine by doing things like amplifying Russian disinformation campaigns, US deputy secretary of state Wendy Sherman … Read more