American Export Of “GYAN” On Russia To India needs to be sanctioned
India has been following its own independent foreign policy since 1947. However American politicians do not seem to understand this simple fact. They need to go back to primary school to learn about this.
It has taken a leading American global strategy and commercial diplomacy firm quite sometime to research and come to the conclusion that India is unlikely to follow the American advice on pursuing an alternative option to defence and energy procurement from Russia. Though this fact has been known to most of the Indians since long.
In a report, the Albright Stonebridge Group (ASG) said that it has heard from disheartened American officials that Indians are polite but very firm in turning down their unsolicited “ advice “, their policy to take a neutral approach to Russia as per their considered decision.
“US lawmakers grew concerned over Delhi’s relationship with Moscow following India’s repeated reluctance to condemn Russia’s invasion of Ukraine at the UN,” it said.
It should be very clear to the American lawmakers that Indian Government is concerned only about the opinion of the Indian Law makers and the interest of the people of India. They do not bother about others.
US Under Secretary of State Victoria Nuland visited Delhi to clear the air in advance of the annual “2+2” meeting likely to be held in April, and reportedly urged the Indians to pursue alternative defence and energy procurement options to Russia, the report said.
I die will buy oil and defence equipment from where it deems fit. In case Americans are eager to sell their best, then they should make offers accordingly, without attaching any strings. Sellers of merchandise will not be permitted to lay down Strategy.
“It is unlikely that the Indian government will follow this advice – at least not as quickly as Washington would like. This wedge could diminish India’s reputation as a partner among the US politicians and the public and reduce the administration’s confidence in the bilateral relationship’s near-term possibilities,” said Albright Stonebridge Group.
Albright should know that Indians do not need advice from others and that too convoluted advice.
“Nonetheless, the Biden administration has outwardly sought to soothe the Congress by contextualizing India’s moves and expressing optimism for the overall trajectory of the bilateral relationship,” it said.
“India’s importance to the White House’s Indo-Pacific strategy has mostly led the United States to decouple the Russia issue from the overall relationship with India but we have heard from involved officials that there is disappointment with India’s neutral approach,” the report said.
According to the Albright Stonebridge Group, the ruling BJP held on to power in four state assembly elections, including in the key state of Uttar Pradesh.
“Overcoming historic anti-incumbency tendencies and criticism over uneven economic recovery, these victories are a favourable indicator for the party’s prospects in the 2024 general elections,” it said.
“Though the Aam Aadmi Party won for the first time in Punjab, the lacklustre performances by the All-India Trinamool Congress and the Indian National Congress point to a fractured opposition and the continuation of the BJP’s dominance in national politics,” it said.
An advice to the American politicians and Study Groups like Albright Stonebridge is that — please keep your council to yourself and do not try out any political funding to destabilize India. We too have learned from the famed GREAT GAME of the Brits.
