The external affairs ministry on Friday sought to play down the concerns expressed by the US government about Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Russia visit, maintaining that the India-US strategic partnership allows room “to agree to disagree”. We must take concrete actions to make sure those who don’t play by peaceful rules, that their war machines cannot continue unabated. That’s something that the US needs to know and that India needs to know together…. Prior to Garcetti, US national security adviser Jake Sullivan had in a television interview said that Russia is not a good bet for any country in the long run. “We’ve made clear to every country in the world including India that a bet on Russia as a long-term, reliable partner is not a good bet,” Sullivan said.

Source: The Telegraph July 20, 2024 01:31 UTC