(Bloomberg) – President Joe Biden’s top economic adviser said the administration has warned India against aligning with Russia, and US officials are “disappointed” by some of New Delhi’s reaction on Ukraine.
“There are certainly areas where we have been disappointed by the decisions of both China and India, in terms of aggression,” Brian Deez, director of the White House National Economic Council, told reporters at a breakfast hosted by the Christian Science Monitor on Wednesday. ,
we He has told India that the outcome of a “more clear strategic alignment” with Moscow would be “significant and long-term”.
While the US, Europe, Australia and Japan have imposed economic sanctions on Russia in response to its war against Ukraine, India has refused and instead sought to continue importing Russian oil.
New Delhi’s response to the invasion is complicating its relationship with Washington, where India is perceived as a key partner in countering Chinese influence in Asia.
Dees’s remarks came after Deputy National Security Advisor Dalip Singh arrived in India last week for a meeting with officials.
Earlier this week press secretary Jen Psaki said, “What Duleep made clear to his counterparts during this visit was that we do not believe there is a need for India to accelerate or increase imports of Russian energy and other goods.” is in the interest.”
Apart from the demand for Russian oil, India is the world’s largest buyer of Russian weapons. India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi has resisted the US and Australia’s urges to dilute the relationship, insisting that India needs Russian weapons to counter both Pakistan and China and that the matter According to people familiar the options are very expensive.
This story has been published without modification in text from a wire agency feed.
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