India pursues 'advantages' with Russia visit I DW News

Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar has met with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov for the fifth time this year. It was Jaishankar's first visit to Moscow since Russia invaded Ukraine in February.

Jaishankar has stressed that his country would continue buying oil from Russia. India has become Russia's largest oil customer after China as Western buyers seek to wean themselves off fuel from Moscow.

"As the third largest consumer of oil and gas and a country with not very high incomes, we have to look for affordable sources, so the India-Russia relationship is to our advantage," Jaishankar said.

Russia's share of India's oil imports has surged from around 2% before the invasion of Ukraine to an all-time high of 23% in September.

For decades, India has relied on Russia for its military equipment. Russia is also the fourth-biggest market for Indian pharmaceutical products.

India has close ties to both Moscow and the West and is one of the few countries not to have condemned Russia's war in Ukraine. New Delhi also does not support Western sanctions against Russia and instead favors dialogue as a way to resolve conflict.

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[nangephriam]

India and Russia relations was never complicated. It is has been clear and straight forward from the start.

[nihilist]

India is doing great love from Indonesia 🇮🇩

India should not fall in trap of any country .

[mohdrana]

India and Russia don't have complicated relationship but the most trusted brotherhood 🇮🇳🇷🇺

[pet]

Hypocrisy is my fundamental duty
~USA 🇺🇲 EU 🇪🇺

[greattrainjourneys]

Germany must be the last country to speak on energy issues because of it's relationship with Russia

[sibaraku]

The Netherlands increased imports from Russia, Hungary increased imports from Russia. Belgium increased imports from Russia, Japan increased imports from Russia, and Turkey increased imports from Russia. Everyone was calm about it. However, when India and China increased imports from Russia, everyone was shocked, How dare you they said. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[lingesh]

We are nato,
We are democracy,
We are the good people.
We are the centre of this universe.
If you don't agree with us you are a bad guys.
We are the super heroes, guardian of the galaxy, guardians of the angels, gaurdians of democracy and people rights.
~ western people mindset

[gopaljee]

Germany is supplying submarine technology engines to China
And helped Pakistan to make nuclear bomb
And doubling down on cooperation with China even now
Left india with very few options

[whatslifespurpose]

Kudos to Indian politicians that have put it's own citizens first rather than punishing it's citizens unlike the West with sanctions.

[supunnawoda]

Salute to India for not being biased to any Groups amidst the cold games in the world.

[songnianzhang]

India is an independent country, not like Germany a semi conoly of the USA.

That's why India can defend its own national interests, not like Germany, keeping silence of Anglo-Saxon bombed Nord stream.

[AbhinavPaulPOLY]

complicated relationship ?? It has fared much better than its relationship with Germany or US.

[nitinsomanathan]

QUAD is basically USA, USA A, USA B and India

[Spashth]

I love when Europeans talk about moral values, that f*** funny 😄

[LegendNinja]

Indians know DW is bias and agenda driven, i hope more and more of Germans like me realize this too!!
I hope for a prospering India and Subcontinent!

[krishanpandat]

Once a legend said `Europe Problem is world Problem But world problem is not Europe problem'

[yukimatsuda]

We Indians didn't vote to favor some foreign news, the government we chose should make choices beneficial to us first.

[satyajitsarkar]

@00:09 "The two countries have a complicated relationship."
Thais is the most foolish statement I have heard. I've never seen any foreign relation so pure as India-Russia ties, no doubt this is a friendship that has stood the test of time.

[siddharthjangam]

You are highlighting china during 1971 but, not taking about pakistan. because pakistan is western friendly country. Strange 🤔

[thesilkpainter]

To be honest: I can't fail the Indian foreign minister. He is honest about what he thinks is best for India. I do not like it but can't argue his point: If we in Europe still take Russian oil...who are we to point fingers.