"Russia Has Never Hurt Our Interests": S Jaishankar To German Daily
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Mr Jaishankar also said he did not expect the West to understand the nuances of India's relationship with China, just as he might not appreciate aspects of their relationship with that country.
India and Russia share a "stable and very friendly" relationship and Moscow has "never hurt out interests", External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar told German daily Handelsblatt this week, defending long-standing ties between the two nations as the West pushes to end the war in Ukraine.
The comments come amid muffled whispers New Delhi might help resolve violence that, according to United States intelligence from December suggests has killed over 70,000 - civilian and military.
"Everyone conducts a relationship based on past experiences. If I look at the history of post-independence India, Russia has never hurt our interests. We have always had a stable and very friendly relationship... and our relationship with Moscow today is based on this experience."
