{"id":27197,"date":"2024-07-09T03:52:08","date_gmt":"2024-07-09T00:52:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/homeland-news.net\/?p=27197"},"modified":"2024-07-09T03:52:32","modified_gmt":"2024-07-09T00:52:32","slug":"as-modi-meets-putin-in-moscow-india-seeks-to-chart-its-own-course","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/homeland-news.net\/?p=27197","title":{"rendered":"As Modi Meets Putin in Moscow, India Seeks to Chart Its Own Course"},"content":{"rendered":"

New York – Homemad News – From New York Times<\/p>\n

India is determined to keep its close ties to Russia despite pressure from the West. Russia sees the meeting as a chance to show it still has influential friends.<\/p>\n

Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India arrived in Moscow on Monday to meet with President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia, a visit that signals the Indian leader\u2019s determination to stick to his own diplomatic path even as the West continues to isolate Moscow over its war on Ukraine.<\/p>\n

For Mr. Putin, Mr. Modi\u2019s visit will be a way for Russia to show that the Kremlin continues to have a strong partnership with India, despite India\u2019s deepening<\/a> relationship with the United States. India\u2019s purchases of discounted Russian petroleum have helped fill Russia\u2019s coffers depleted by international sanctions over the war, and Russia has sought to cast India as a partner<\/a> in reshaping the Western-dominated global order.<\/p>\n

This is the first visit to Russia by Mr. Modi in five years. He arrived to a red-carpet welcome at Vnukovo International Airport in Moscow, where he was met by a Russian military band, as well the first deputy prime minister, Denis V. Manturov.<\/p>\n

In a message posted on the social platform X after his arrival, Mr. Modi said he looked forward to deepening the \u201cspecial and strategic partnership\u201d between India and Russia, noting that stronger ties \u201cwill greatly benefit our people.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mr. Modi arrived on a day when Russia unleashed a brutal aerial bombardment against Ukraine, including a strike on that country\u2019s largest children\u2019s hospital<\/a>, in Kyiv. The attack has drawn condemnation from the West, and could shine a harsh spotlight on India\u2019s ties with Russia.<\/p>\n

The South Asian nation became a major buyer<\/a>of cheap Russian oil at a time when sanctions by Western countries limited what Russia could sell or charge for the product in international markets. India is building massive nuclear energy power plants with technical assistance from Russia. Russia is also India\u2019s biggest supplier of arms, making the relationship key for India, which has long had to defend its borders against China.<\/p>\n

The meeting in Moscow on Tuesday will coincide with the first day of a high-profile summit of NATO leaders in Washington. During the NATO meeting, Western allies are expected to announce additional air defense<\/a> systems for Ukraine and offer assurances of the alliance\u2019s long-term commitment to Kyiv\u2019s security.<\/p>\n