India-Russia Relation / Why is NATO worried about India-Russia friendship? US is upset with Modi's respect!

As soon as he became the Prime Minister for the third time, Narendra Modi first went to Italy, a far-right country, and immediately after that he visited Russia. He stayed there for 24 hours and went to Austria. Western countries are stunned by this attitude of Prime Minister Modi. They think, how to surround Modi. Because in today's situation, even America cannot muster enough courage to fight with India.

Vikrant Shekhawat : Jul 12, 2024, 07:57 AM
India-Russia Relation: As soon as he became the Prime Minister for the third time, Narendra Modi first went to Italy, a far-right country, and immediately after that he visited Russia. He stayed there for 24 hours and went to Austria. Western countries are stunned by this attitude of Prime Minister Modi. They think, how to surround Modi. Because in today's situation, even America cannot muster enough courage to fight with India. The reason for this is the continuous rise of China. They need India's help to stop China. India's relations with China are not friendly, but the relations between Russia and China are strong. In such a situation, the Prime Minister of India went to Russia and Russia conferred its highest civilian honor - 'Order of St. Andrew the Apostle'. The Prime Minister of India receiving this award is troubling America. Today, India is not only a very big consumer market, it also buys a lot of weapons. Therefore, Biden will definitely be upset by India's increasing friendship towards the anti-America camp. Appeal to India to stop Ukraine war

To create a rift in this friendship, America has played the gamble of India's help in stopping the Russia-Ukraine war. First, Ukraine's President Vladimir Zelensky showed his bitterness against India on the X platform. He wrote on his X handle, it is sad that the leader of the world's largest democracy is hugging the world's biggest criminal. This is a clear message that America and its supporting countries are upset with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Russia. But they are also repeatedly saying that Modi's visit will not have any effect on India-US relations. US President's press secretary Karin Jean Pierre has said that India has a long-standing friendship with Russia, we hope that India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi will ask Putin to stop the Ukraine war immediately because the war has been started by President Putin and only he can end it.

Distress in pro-US countries

The Russia-Ukraine war has become a noose around the neck of US President Joe Biden. The war that started on 25 February 2022 is still going on. Ukraine's President Zelensky, who is hoping for help from NATO, is also at loggerheads with Russia. Despite putting in all its might, the US is neither able to stop this war nor is able to give a befitting reply to Russia. All its diplomatic efforts are failing. Uncle Tom is holding his breath for the first time. America's stooge countries have also been able to bring their economy to a very bad state due to the stubbornness of Ukraine's President Zelensky. Somewhere there is a refugee problem, somewhere there is inflation and unemployment. Canada has suffered the most because it has opened its treasury to help Ukraine. The result was that on the domestic front, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has proved to be the most incompetent Prime Minister ever.

India did not accept the sanctions

America imposed all kinds of sanctions on Russia but to no avail. On the contrary, Russia got the support of China. Iran got its support and Saudi Arabia kept moving away from America. As part of its non-aligned foreign policy, India maintained friendly, equidistant relations with Russia and the US. Therefore, it did not accept the US sanctions. India benefited from this. It got crude oil from Russia at low prices, which it refined and sold to European countries at high prices. This had such an impact on some European countries that they ignored the sanctions. European Union, United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, Norway, Japan etc. countries followed these sanctions. These countries were angry with Russia since 2014, when Russia occupied Crimea in February that year. The same year, US President Barack Obama imposed some international sanctions on Russia. Due to these sanctions, Russia's currency Ruble suffered a lot.

Who should take the initiative to stop the war?

Ukraine was greatly shocked by Russia's occupation of Crimea, so since then it was anxious to enter NATO, an organization of US-backed countries. Russia was determined not to let Ukraine, a former Soviet country and bordering it, enter NATO. Anyway, 35 percent of Ukraine's population is Russian. Zelensky himself is also of Russian origin. Religion and culture are also similar in both the countries, the only difference is in the ruling power. That is why about two and a half years ago Russia decided to teach Ukraine a lesson. Since then, a war is going on between the two. Hundreds of people have been killed. Thousands of buildings have collapsed and no one is backing down from their stubbornness. For one, it is a matter of survival, while for the other, it is America's support. The war is dragging on for so long that the western countries have become destitute. They want the war to stop immediately. But the question is who should take the initiative.

War is a noose around Biden's neck

China is with Russia and US President Joe Biden will not talk to Putin directly. This is the reason why many European countries are opening the doors of trade with Russia despite US sanctions. In such a situation, the most restlessness is in America. There are presidential elections in November this year. If the war cannot be stopped, then difficulties will increase for Joe Biden. The best way is to motivate Russia to stop the war through India. There are two things, on the one hand, India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi has cordial relations with the right-wing country Italy and the new Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Keir Starmer is also pro-India. Even though his Labor Party's stand has been pro-Pakistan, Keir has changed the party's stand. Apart from this, Narendra Modi also has very good relations with Putin. He has repeatedly said that Russia has been our most trusted country since independence.

Russia has a deep impact on Indians

Indian-origin MLA from Kursk in Russia, Dr. Abhay Kumar Singh says, when America sent the Seventh Fleet to surround India, only Russia (Russia was known as Soviet Union at that time) came to help India. Dr. Abhay Kumar Singh went to Kursk from Bihar to study medicine and then settled there. Dr. Abhay has been elected Deputy (MLA) from Kursk in 2022 on the ticket of Vladimir Putin's party. It is his influence that people of Indian origin are with Russia. This situation is not only in Russia, Indians living in other countries of the world also like Russia. 75 percent of the people in India consider Russia a trusted friend. Even many people in BJP and RSS are supporters of Putin. This is a very strange situation. In India, the attitude of the government of any party has been friendly towards Russia. The reason for this is Russia's flexible attitude towards India.

Undue pressure is not a solution

This is the reason why Pentagon officials are putting pressure on India to stop this war. Their motive behind this is also to create bitterness in the relations between India and Russia. The more pressure India exerts, the more it will anger Putin. However, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had also told Putin in his recent visit that killing children in war is not the right step and disputes should be resolved through talks instead of war. But India cannot put too much pressure on Russia for this. Narendra Modi can also tell Putin, but it is Putin's job to stop the war. It is unfair to put pressure on a friend by ending any relationship. Why is the American camp itself not appealing to Zelensky to stop the war? On the contrary, it is giving statements that provoke Putin. America is trying to make India a victim of its diplomacy.