Washington: India has encouragement with Russia, and in their neighborhood, the problem with China over the region, the former American top American diplomat has told us parliamentarians to us.
Diplomats made comments replying to the questions of parliamentarians about New Delhi who did not fulfill some of the UN votes about Russian aggression against Ukraine.
“India has a boost with Russia, they have encouragement in their environment, with territorial issues with China. I think, as Americans, we have affinity towards Indians for their democracy, and their system pluralism,” said Atul Keshap.
“We have to work through this problem as a friend, because we must indicate the power of the two biggest democracies in the world.” Keshap, who is now an US President of India Business Council (USIBC) and previously served in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in various positions including the field of Charge D’TS to India, said this during the hearing of the Congress against the Indo-Pacific organized by the Board of Foreign Affairs Committee . .
“There will be times like this, but as long as we talk to each other as friends, I’m sure we will pass it, and are on the basis that is stronger forward,” said Keshap.
“Do you think what does India really try and navigate sanctions that so many countries around the world put Russian and Russian interests?” Congress member Abigail Spanberger asked.
“My perspective of this is that countries make their own decisions, they make their own calculus, they take all inputs, and then they decide what is best for them,” said Keshap.
“I will always say that, in terms of reliability, utilities, partnership values with the United States, we have been proven repeatedly, to the Indian government and to Indians, that we are a true friend” said Keshap.
“We are friends when needed. We are friends at urgent moments. We give, we deliver quickly, we provide on time.
“There are things I don’t want to talk about in open forums like this, but the United States always comes, in the past recently, because of the strength of our quad partnership,” he said.
“And you know, India will make its own decisions, but I think that the US, 250 or 350 million people, USD 22 trillion economies are something valuable, and relevant to Indians.”