The United States enjoys a “close and cordial” relationship with India, a senior official within the Joe Biden administration has mentioned right here on Monday, at the same time as he voiced his nation’s “concerns” to New Delhi about Russia.
Last week, India had abstained on a procedural decision to name for a uncommon particular emergency session of the UN General Assembly on Russia’s aggression towards Ukraine.
“We have a really shut relationship with India. We have mentioned our considerations, our shared considerations,” US State Department Spokesperson Ned Price informed reporters on Monday, when requested about Washington’s response after India abstained twice throughout the UN Security Council vote on Russia’s assault on Ukraine.
India’s relationship with Russia is distinct from that the US shares with the latter and that’s okay, the Biden administration had earlier mentioned, underlining that Washington has requested each nation that has leverage with Moscow to make use of it to guard rules-based worldwide order.
“We have common engagement with our Indian companions. We have common engagement with our Emirati companions. We have common engagement with our European allies and our European companions. So at each degree, we’re having discussions,” Price defined.
Russian President Vladimir Putin introduced a particular army operation in Ukraine final week.
Russia has launched a number of assaults on a number of areas in central and jap Ukraine, drawing widespread condemnation and sanctions from a number of international locations, together with the US.
Meanwhile, the US Senate Subcommittee on Near East, Southeast, Central Asia and Counterterrorism has introduced a listening to on the nation’s coverage in the direction of India. The listening to has been scheduled for March 2.
Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia, Donald Lu, has been requested to testify earlier than the Senatorial subcommittee on US Policy Towards India.”
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
