US criticism of India-Russia ties ‘absurd’ – former top diplomat

New Delhi’s long-standing relationship with Moscow is anything but short-term opportunism, Kanwal Sibal has said

US criticism of India’s growing ties with Russia and China is “absurd,” former Indian Foreign Secretary Kanwal Sibal told RT on Monday.

Last week, White House Trade Adviser Peter Navarro accused India of “getting in bed with authoritarians” for its increased diplomatic engagement with China and its growing friendship with Russia. 

“The absurdity of his claims is that [US President Donald] Trump himself has engaged with [Russian] President Vladimir Putin,” Sibal said. “They met in Alaska where they seriously discussed not only ending the [Ukraine] conflict but also normalizing ties. At the same time, Trump has reached out to China, paused tariffs, and even said he wants to visit Beijing. Is Navarro listening to his own president?”

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Tianjin for the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit and his bilateral talks with Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping have received significant coverage in the Western media. 

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