the maybe past 20 odd years, the american endeavours appear to be bearing fruit. india is closer to the us today than it ever was, and in the last 20 years india s dependence on russian weapons imports have been reduced from 68% to 45%, 46% today. and the us has been the main beneficiary, because india s weapon imports from the us have been steadily on the rise. nevertheless, india comes out of this much stronger, doesn t it, even than it went into the visit? i think india s interests primarily lie in rising as a great power, a voice of the global south, as mr modi has said several times. it sees the united states as a very important partner in the quest.
the biden administration has been willing to overlook the concerns over india s alleged dwindling human rights records. over the years, the successive us administrations have been trying to take india into the western orbit by breaking its strong ties with russia. and also, they have been trying to remove india s suspicion of the west. since the russian invasion of ukraine last year, in february, the biden administration has been trying really, really hard to convince india to condemn the russian aggression, but without much luck. in the long run, over the maybe past 20 odd years, the american endeavours appear to be bearing fruit.
india to condemn the russian aggression, but without much luck. in the long run, over the maybe past 20 odd years, the american endeavours appear to be bearing fruit. india is closer to the us today than it ever was, and in the last 20 years india s dependence on russian weapons imports have been reduced from 68% to 45%, 46% today. and the us has been the main beneficiary, because india s weapon imports from the us have been steadily on the rise. nevertheless, india comes out of this much stronger, doesn t it, even than it went into the visit? i think india s interests primarily lie in rising as a great power, a voice of the global south, as mr modi has said several times. it sees the united states as a very important partner in the quest.
dominated by china. this could be the reason why the biden administration has been willing to overlook the concerns over india s alleged dwindling human rights records. over the years, the successive us administrations have been trying to take india into the western orbit by breaking its strong ties with russia. and also, they have been trying to remove india s suspicion of the west. since the russian invasion of ukraine last year, in february, the biden administration has been trying really, really hard to convince india to condemn the russian aggression, but without much luck. in the long run, over the maybe past 20 odd years, the american endeavours appear to be bearing fruit.