India-Russia ties - A stable and always very friendly relationship | IN POINTS

India-Russia ties: India and Russia have maintained a long-standing strategic partnership since the days of the Soviet Union. Both countries share a history of cooperation in defense, security, and space exploration.

Recently, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar reaffirmed India's stance on buying Russian oil despite sanctions on Moscow amid military conflict with Ukraine. He said that India and Russia have always shared "stable and friendly ties" and Moscow has never hurt the interests of New Delhi.

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In a recent interview with a media channel, Jaishankar stated that Europe should understand that India cannot have a view of Russia that is identical to the European one.

India-Russia ties Explained by S Jaishankar | IN POINTS 

• “The relationships of major powers such as Europe, the US, China, or Japan with Russia have experienced fluctuations over time. In contrast, our interaction with Russia has been consistently stable and friendly. Our current relationship with Russia is built upon this longstanding positive experience. While other countries may have encountered conflicts that influenced their relationships, we have navigated through politically and militarily challenging times with China, for instance," S Jaishankar elaborated.
• Highlighting the differences between Russia And India, S Jaishankar said, "Both sides have communicated their positions clearly and have not emphasized their differences. But yes, there are differences. You mentioned the energy issue. When the fighting started in Ukraine, Europe shifted a large part of its energy procurement to the Middle East - until then the main supplier for India and other countries.
• On COVID-19 pandemic, Jaishankar said, "It was good, there was some collaboration, but most countries didn't help each other. If we are leaving out large parts of the world, we urgently need to change the international order. Even today, many, many countries are angry that they received vaccines so late that they were subject to entry restrictions, that their economic development was seriously undermined."

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Recently, Jaishankar travelled to Germany to attend the Munich Security Conference. Speaking at a panel discussion alongside US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock, Jaishankar said it was hard to have a unidimensional relationship in the contemporary world.

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