Washington: A diplomatic version of irresistible force meeting immovable object played out in the virtual meeting between US President Joe Biden and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday, with Washington unable to persuade New Delhi to follow the US-Nato line on Russia. With no perceptible change in their differences on the Russia-Ukraine war, both sides pressed ahead with other areas of cooperation, including addressing potential crippling global food shortages that could result from a long drawn out war.
Senior US administration officials who briefed reporters following the meeting said the two leaders had a warm and candid conversation lasting an hour and covered a wide range of subjects, including the contentious Russia-Ukraine war and India’s defence and energy-related ties with Moscow. Biden did not make any specific demand that India end Russian energy imports, and Modi did not make any concrete commitments to stop such imports, officials said, adding, “We are not going to tell India what to do”.
India and US have their way without narrowing differences on Putin’s war
This story is from the April 12, 2022 edition of The Times of India Mumbai.
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