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India Russia Relations: Russian President Vladimir Putin has openly praised India’s economic independence and the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Speaking at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, Putin said that India always takes decisions as a sovereign country and any attempt to impose sanctions or pressure on it could backfire. He also said that India-Russia relations are not dependent on political circumstances and defense and technical cooperation between the two countries is continuously strengthening.
India always takes decisions like a sovereign nation
During his address at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, Vladimir Putin said that India always acts like a sovereign country. He said that under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, any attempt to impose sanctions or put pressure on India can immediately backfire. Putin said that he has been in continuous talks with Prime Minister Modi for a long time.
India takes decisions based on national interests
Putin said that India always gives priority to its national interests and the country has complete freedom to decide what is best for it. He said that India is free to choose those products and technologies which it considers to be most modern, useful and having better price-quality ratio.
India-US relations also described as successful
The Russian President said that relations between India and America are also progressing successfully. He also said that all the sanctions imposed against India have ended. It is noteworthy that during the Russia-Ukraine war, America had imposed additional duties and restrictive measures on India for purchasing oil from Russia.
BrahMos missile project mentioned
Putin also appreciated the defense and technical cooperation between India and Russia. He said that there is a long history of military and technical cooperation between the two countries and a large part of the Indian armed forces is equipped with Russian equipment. Putin said that this tradition has been going on since the times of the Soviet Union. He said that experts from India and Russia are working together on the development and design of medium-range BrahMos missile.
India-Russia relations are based on trust
The Russian President said that Russia’s relations with India are based on mutual trust. He said that both the countries are not limited to just trade or buying and selling, but are also working together on joint research and development projects.
Relationships are not affected by the political environment
Putin clearly said that relations between India and Russia are not subject to any political environment or international circumstances. He said that no country can direct Russia whether it should cooperate with India or not.
Russia will continue to keep the promises made to India
Vladimir Putin said that Russia always honors the promises made to its partners. He said that Russia will stick to its commitments towards important partners like India and cooperation between the two countries will continue to strengthen in the future.