India is looking for “partners” rather than “preachers” and Europe must prove “sensitivity” and “reciprocity of interest” to deepen the ties with the new Delhi, said the Minister of external items on Sunday, including the Russia-Kraine conflict.
During the interactive meeting Jaishankar, he noted that Europe “entered a certain zone of reality control” when he was engaged in the fineness of the Indian attitude of “Russian realism” and the importance of the relationship between the two countries.
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He stressed that India constantly advocates “Russian realism” and emphasizes “important fit” and “complementarity” between India and Russia, the latter serves as a provider of vital resources and India as a key consumer. These notes came in the middle of the ongoing efforts of Trump’s administration to convey a ceasefire between Moscow and Kiev.
During the conflict of Russia-Ukraine, the new Delhi remained involved in Moscow and increased the contract of Russian oil, which caused criticism from the West.
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Jaishankar answered a question about the expectations of India from Europe and said he had to overcome the sermon and start acting on the basis of the framework of reciprocity.
“When we look at the world, we are looking for partners; we are not looking for preachers, especially preachers who do not practices at home and preach abroad,” he said.
“I think some of Europe are still fighting for this problem. Some have changed,” said Jaishankar at the Arctic Circle India forum, while interacting with former Icelandic President OG Grimsson and Observer Research Foundation Sarana.
His comments came two days after the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs Kaja Kallas said that the growing tension between India and Pakistan “is alarming” and asked both sides to “show restrictions” after the terrorist attack Pahalgam.
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Many social media observers criticized her comments on drawing a parallel between the victim and the aggressor.
In his remarks, the Minister of Outdoor Affairs criticized earlier attempts by the West to find a solution to the conflict of Russia-Ukraine, without involving Moscow that it “challenged the foundations of realism”.
“Like I am a defender of Russian realism, I am also a advocate of realism of America,” he said at the “Arctic Circle India” forum.
“I think the best way to involve today’s America is also to find the reciprocity of interests, rather than introducing ideological differences in advance, and then allowing him to conceal the possibilities of cooperation,” he said.
The Minister of external affairs has been widely immersed in the global consequences of the development in the Arctic and how the changing world order affects the region.
As for the conflict of Russia-Ukraine, Jaishankar said that India was always “very careful not to prescribe a solution” .Jaishankar
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“We did not say one or the other to do it or to do it. And it is important to remember, because it is a courtesy that is not always awarded to us. So we get advice on what we should do,” he said in the next kick in the West.
In answering the question concerning the expectations of India from Europe, Jaishankar said he had to overcome the sermon and start acting on the basis of the reciprocity framework.
“When we look at the world, we are looking for partners; we are not looking for preachers, especially preachers who do not practices at home and preach abroad,” he said.
“I think some of Europe are still fighting with this problem. Some of them have changed.”
The Minister of External Affairs said that Europe “entered a certain zone of reality control”.
“Now, whether they are able to come to it or not, it is something we have to see,” he said.
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“But from our point of view, if we are to develop partnership, there must be some understanding, there must be some sensitivity, there must be a reciprocity of interest, and there must be a realization of how the world works,” he said.
“And I think these are all work in a different level with different parts of Europe. Some have moved further, some less,” said Jaishankar.
On India-Rusk’s ties, he said that there was such an “important fit and free of charge” between the two countries as “resource and consumer provider”.
“As far as Russia is concerned, we have always believed that there is a Russian realism that we defended.”
“When passions were very high (V) 2022, 2023 … If one looks back at this period, it turned out that the kind of predictions and scenarios that have been submitted
The Minister of the External Affairs has criticized in the past in the West of Thinking that the solution of conflict in Ukraine could appear without Russia’s involvement.
“The idea of getting a solution from Russia without inviting Russia has questioned the foundations of realism. We have always felt that Russia needs to be involved. No one wants war, especially in a very interdependent world. These are lost situations,” he said.
“I think for us, involve Russia, if there is any way we can be help, we have always been very open about it.”
“When we said, we were always very careful not to prescribe a solution.”
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Jaishankar said India did not necessarily have to insert with one side or the other.
“However, we have always felt that international relations are carried out on the basis of some basic realism and that realism requires involvement in Russia,” he said.
“Europe had a selective belief in their indivisibility of the world. When I liked the world to be connected, they believed in indivisibility when there was no fortress in Europe,” he said.
“So what happened today is Europe under pressure to change, because the reality of multipolarity is denying,” he said.
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