After Modi's re-election, the first country to visit was not Russia, but Italy, Modi was invited to the G7 summit, and Indian Foreign Minister S Jaishankar did not attend the BRICS Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Russia, so is India close to the United States, and is the relationship between Russia and India estranged?
In fact, Modi has not forgotten Russia, has always regarded Russia as an important ally, according to the Russian Satellite News Agency reported a few days ago that Indian Prime Minister Modi will visit Russia, and is currently actively preparing, the media said that Modi will visit on July 8, but the specific time was not disclosed.
Modi's visit to Russia shows the importance he attaches to Russian-Indian relations, India has been purchasing Russian weapons and equipment, and is an important arms customer of Russia, and in the context of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, as long as India remains neutral and engages with Russia, then Russia will break the US encirclement. India, on the other hand, wants to strengthen its relationship with Russia as a way to elevate India's voice.
Prior to his visit to Russia, Modi made a condition for China, according to the Russian Sputnik news agency, India's foreign ministry said on June 28 that the situation in the South China Sea is tense, all parties should abide by international law, respect the rules-based order, resolve disputes through peaceful means, oppose unilateral attempts to change the status quo by force, and India believes that there should be no destabilizing incidents or actions in the region.
Previously, India had taken a neutral stance on the South China Sea issue and hoped to maintain trade with ASEAN countries, but now, Modi has gone so far as to claim that he "opposes the use of force to change the status quo in the South China Sea", the South China Sea is China's South China Sea, and China has disputes with neighboring countries, China will naturally resolve them, and when it is India's turn to intervene as an extraterritorial country.
India's response is aimed at supporting the Philippines and putting pressure on China, you know, after Modi's re-election, he emphasized the priority of resolving the Sino-Indian border issue, and at the same time, India increased troops on the border to coerce China into concessions, and now, Modi's intervention in the South China Sea issue is aimed at putting pressure on China.
At present, India has exported several BrahMos supersonic missile systems to the Philippine Armed Forces in support of the Philippines, and the Philippine Armed Forces received the first system in April this year. Indian Foreign Minister S Jaishankar said India supports us in defending national sovereignty. If the Philippines deploys the Indian missiles it has purchased in the South China Sea, it will inevitably intensify the confrontation between China and the Philippines, and India is eager for China to fight on multiple fronts to create opportunities for its aggression and occupation of China's borders.
Modi wants to draw the flames of war to the South China Sea, but in the context of the US bloc encircling Russia, Russia does not want confrontation between China and India. A few days ago, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that he would convene a meeting between Russia, India and China. Lavrov said that in such a tense moment, it will be more useful for the three countries to communicate with each other, and our Indian friends believe that the border situation should be resolved first of all, and we understand that Beijing and New Delhi are willing to maintain trilateral cooperation, and if the three countries reach a consensus on key issues in Eurasia, then each country will benefit.
Lavrov conveyed a meaning, Russia can be a strategic intermediary to hold a dialogue between China, Russia and India, mediate the border contradictions between China and India, so as to maintain the unity between the three countries and avoid the siege of the American bloc, China is of course willing to have a dialogue with India and Russia, hoping that Russia will mediate, but India lacks sincerity, is aggressive on the border issue, and never gives in, if India insists on not conceding, how can Russia mediate? China wants to live in peace with its neighbors, but India cannot afford to blindly confront and provoke, and China will be ready to deal with India's confrontation!