Relationship with India stands on own merit, not impacted by tensions with Russia: US
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Our relationship with India stands on its own merit and has not been impacted by the ongoing tension with Russia, the Joe Biden-led US administration said on Thursday.
America’s relationship with India stands on its own merit and has not been impacted by the ongoing tension with Russia, the Biden administration said.
“We have a relationship with India that stands on its own merits,” State Department spokesperson Ned Price told reporters at his daily news conference on Thursday.
He was responding to a question if the US ties with India have been impacted due to the tension with Russia over Ukraine crisis.
As @SecBlinken made clear to Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov, the U.S. is prepared to engage in serious diplomacy with the Russian Federation on a reciprocal basis. This diplomacy, if it is to bear fruit, will need to take place in a context of deescalation. pic.twitter.com/PlzbrFTQLM
For the second time this week, the State Department spokesperson refrained from responding to questions related to India’s position on Ukraine in the United Nations Security Council.
