Indo-Russian friendship celebration event was the last event I have visited before the pandemic of the Covide19 struck on the globe. I was flipping through the nostalgic memories of events I had attended in Delhi, and the last was Indo-Russian friendship celebration held from 7th - 8th March 2020. The event marked the friendly bonhomie of the two nations. Russia is a time-tested friend of India, undoubtedly.
Russia is/was always stands by India whenever there is/was veto power used by some of the democracies against India. India and Russia's friendship is very important in terms of strategic defence alliances & deals. It was Russia that supported India in the 1971 war for the liberation of Bangladesh. The strategic support of Russia kept USA, UK, and China at bay. India is highly dependent on arms & ammunition from Russia.
According to the data found on some of the articles available in the internet, the dependencies were 70% which comes down to 49%, because of a recent effort to manufacture defence equipment at a domestic level. From a defence point of view, Russia is an inextricable strategic defence partner of India. These defence ties help to maintain peace in South Asia. Apart from the defense deals, India and Russia also share cultural heritage, trade deals, educational opportunities etc.
The recent movements happening between Russia and Ukraine, called military operations or invasion or war sparked the debate around the world about India's stand on the current situations. For some, as a nation, we all are observing the paradox of India's strategic point of view. Although, it is a ubiquitous fact that we have maintained neutrality on the Russia-Ukraine conflict. War always brought calamities for human civilization. India's stand on resolving conflicts through dialogues has been made clear to both nations.
The recent movements happening between Russia and Ukraine, called military operations or invasion or war sparked the debate around the world about India's stand on the current situations. For some, as a nation, we all are observing the paradox of India's strategic point of view. Although, it is a ubiquitous fact that we have maintained neutrality on the Russia-Ukraine conflict. War always brought calamities for human civilization. India's stand on resolving conflicts through dialogues has been made clear to both nations.
We have navigated our views keeping the strategic importance of Russia as still there is the interdependency of crude and arms between the nations. India as a nation has kept the importance of national interest first policy terms maintaining neutrality on the conflict of Russia between Ukraine.
Hopefully, Ukraine and Russia may arrive at some conclusion through dialogues in order to maintain peace in the region.
Regards
Amol Nakve
Hopefully, Ukraine and Russia may arrive at some conclusion through dialogues in order to maintain peace in the region.
Regards
Amol Nakve
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