How can India be BFFs with both Russia and the United States?

[MilSpec]

World will not remain unipolar in future as it is now, the US knows it will lose its grip and dominance over world issues and they need pawn powers to do their police man job, and India's way of dealing with US is clearly showing that they want to be US police man in South Asia to contain China, here problem lies for India as Russia can't allow containment of China as it is its main ally and future force in creating mult polar world with Russia.

Again, unlike others India is not up for hire... India does not tow anyone's line, we dont fight foreign wars.... You are grosly mistaken by viewing it in pakistani prism....US might envisage whatever it wants to, but that doesn't mean India will play along. Neither appeasement, nor coercion works against India, US, UK, Russia, France... all know that very well.

Really, then why so many westerners don't like Indians?? specially in Australia? and once again you forgot that India was not a power then now they want to be a power and assert their military capabilities in the region specially in Indian Ocean that will make many countries worry.

ha ha, West doesn't like Indians? Do you know the status on Indians in west today? If you were referring to west as the racist scumbags who attacked unsuspecting students and shop owners , then your and my idea of the west is quite different.

 

[Basel]

lol, I guess you missed the India - Australia bonhomie lately, we are strategic partners now. As for the Indian navy - we are preempting and taking necessary actions in the Indian Ocean to prevent a repeat of what your BFF did in South China Sea.

You can' stop upcoming super power from whom US is afraid of. India will be a big power but if they think they will be in category of China or Current US then they are day dreaming.

Again, unlike others India is not up for hire... India does not tow anyone's line, we dont fight foreign wars.... You are grosly mistaken by viewing it in pakistani prism....US might envisage whatever it wants to, but that doesn't mean India will play along. Neither appeasement, nor coercion works against India, US, UK, Russia, France... all know that very well.

India is already hired by west to contain China, which they fear most as it can trigger rise of Asia which west don't want, they again want to use divide and rule policy in Asia.

 

[illusion8]

You can' stop upcoming super power from whom US is afraid of. India will be a big power but if they think they will be in category of China or Current US then they are day dreaming.

Watch us.

Where did you get the India superpower bit from my post?

As for china and pakistan - you two are made for each other.

 

[MilSpec]

India is already hired by west to contain China, which they fear most as it can trigger rise of Asia which west don't want, they again want to use divide and rule policy in Asia.

As I said, It's not your fault in thinking so, your definition of geopolitics resides in the logic of being hired by the biggest bidder..... try and comprehend an utopian state which doesn't need a big brother, or an ally to survive and then you might understand what I am saying.

 

[JanjaWeed]

How can India be BFFs with both Russia and the United States?

Russian President Vladimir Putin is in India signing big deals with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, just days after India announced it would host President Obama in late January.

By Howard LaFranchi

Washington — Just days after India announced with great fanfare that new Prime Minister Narendra Modi will host President Obama in late January for Republic Day, Mr. Modi is heaping the love – and lucrative defense and energy contracts – on Russian President Vladimir Putin.

With the shunned Mr. Putin unable to go West for economic succor for an ailing Russian economy and wary of too-tight an embrace with China, the Russian leader has turned south to OBF (Only Best Friend) India.

Given how the Ukrainian crisis has soured Russia’s economic ties to Europe, Putin’s motivations for muscling up longtime relations with the world’s second most populous country seem crystal clear.

But a more intriguing question is what Modi, who was elected in May and who since has by many accounts developed a close relationship with Mr. Obama, is up to by showcasing not just India’s historically close ties to Russia, but also warm relations with Putin.

Modi’s message seems to be that, even as a growing India with global ambitions expands its horizons to new partners, it’s not going to forget old friends.

The Indian leader also may be signaling Washington – which to Indian thinking has run hot and cold on India since relations first swung upward under George W. Bush – that the United States shouldn’t expect an exclusive relationship.

At an all-smiles Modi-Putin summit in New Delhi Thursday, India signed up for 12 Russian nuclear reactors to be built over the next 20 years, and concluded a 10-year contract for Russian crude oil supplies. India also agreed to a deal under which it will purchase and assemble in India hundreds of Russian helicopters.

“Even if India’s [defense procurement] options have increased, Russia remains our most important defense partner,” Modi said at the summit’s conclusion.

New Delhi and Moscow maintained strong ties during the cold war, united in part by suspicions of the West. More recently relations experienced some rough patches, especially when Russia decided to sell attack helicopters to Pakistan, India’s cross-border rival. Russia was also miffed when India opted to buy some defense hardware from the US and France.

But at a July summit of the emerging-economy BRICS – Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa – Modi assured Putin that their two countries’ bonds were as strong as ever. Any Indian child asked to name his country’s “best friend” would answer "Russia," he said, “because Russia has been with India in times of crisis.”

By comparison, US-India relations have been more of a roller-coaster, even over the past decade and despite a high-profile re-launching of ties under President Bush that included the lifting of a three-decade moratorium on civilian nuclear deals with India.

Indian officials say Modi quickly developed a close relationship with Obama after Modi's election in May. The new leader, they said, was willing to forget that since 2005 and until he became prime minister, Modi had been barred from entering the US over alleged human rights violations. Modi had been accused of doing little to stop deadly sectarian riots that broke out in his home state of Gujarat in 2002 when he was chief administrator.

Still, there was a distinct ring of déjà vu when Secretary of State John Kerry proclaimed on a State Department diplomatic blog earlier this month that India’s and America’s “destinies are converging” and that “our time has come.”

Modi will no doubt embrace the promise of closer economic ties with the US when he welcomes Obama next month. But in the meantime, he appears to be signaling with the Putin summit that India plans to play the field and won’t cast aside old friends.

How can India be BFFs with both Russia and the United States? (+video) - CSMonitor.com

Why not? If India can have an equal relationship with the Arabs, Israel & Iran.. why can't we have the same with US & Russia! Then again.. people who are not used this non-align policy may find it hard to fathom!

 

[Hindustani78]

India can have good relations with both Russia and United States and India have always adopted a well balanced policy towards both the Nuclear powers in terms of defense and economy etc.

 

[Basel]

Watch us.

Where did you get the India superpower bit from my post?

As for china and pakistan - you two are made for each other.

Where did Pakistan came in this equation and thread?? Pakistan is weak now and even a strong one will only like to be regional power and player not world power.

As I said, It's not your fault in thinking so, your definition of geopolitics resides in the logic of being hired by the biggest bidder..... try and comprehend an utopian state which doesn't need a big brother, or an ally to survive and then you might understand what I am saying.

Right now India is standing where they can fall in the situation which you are referring too, and west will love that to happen.

 

[Foggy_Bottom]

World will not remain unipolar in future as it is now, the US knows it will lose its grip and dominance over world issues and they need pawn powers to do their police man job, and India's way of dealing with US is clearly showing that they want to be US police man in South Asia to contain China, here problem lies for India as Russia can't allow containment of China as it is its main ally and future force in creating mult polar world with Russia.

Hi. I think you give us (U.S) too much of credit . We don't seek any world domination nor are we seeking any global influence to badger a country.

And you would be mistaken if you think Putin looks at China as an ally. His desire for Nova Russia sees Russia back as the 'sole' superpower to challenge the U.S.

 

[he-man]

Right now India is standing where they can fall in the situation which you are referring too, and west will love that to happen.

This is not a ludo game for that to happen.

We simply are the biggest market in the world after china and will be no 1 in 10 years.
No one can ignore us and hope to do well,,none.
Thats huge consumption to u.

We also are planning to start manufacturing in a big way which will improve the things further.
Long sentence short------we can only move forward from here.

Hi. I think you give us (U.S) too much of credit . We don't seek any world domination nor are we seeking any global influence to badger a country.

And you would be mistaken if you think Putin looks at China as an ally. His desire for Nova Russia sees Russia back as the 'sole' superpower to challenge the U.S.

Well that cannot happen.
But with 7000-8000 active nukes russia has ensured that no one dares to attack it.

Apart from this i can see russia pretty much an average power in 20 years time.

 

[MilSpec]

Right now India is standing where they can fall in the situation which you are referring too, and west will love that to happen.

Let me put it as simply as I can "NOT FOR SALE", comprende?

 

[Mike_Brando]

Hi. I think you give us (U.S) too much of credit . We don't seek any world domination nor are we seeking any global influence to badger a country.

And you would be mistaken if you think Putin looks at China as an ally. His desire for Nova Russia sees Russia back as the 'sole' superpower to challenge the U.S.

Excellent post Sir,btw are you really a retired employee of the U.S.State Dept.??

 

[TheTruth]

lol, I guess you missed the India - Australia bonhomie lately, we are strategic partners now. As for the Indian navy - we are preempting and taking necessary actions in the Indian Ocean to prevent a repeat of what your BFF did in South China Sea.

You're truly retarded if you think China has any claims on territory in the Indian Ocean.

 

[Foggy_Bottom]

Excellent post Sir,btw are you really a retired employee of the U.S.State Dept.??

Yes, with 30 years put into it. Much of it in your neck of the woods i.e. AF-PAK and India, with many a tenure within embassies located within.

Furthermore, in an effort to be transparent, I also posses a 'somewhat' decent grasp of Urdu and Hindi spoken but not written. It is a desired requirement when we are assigned to a certain desk.

 

[Armstrong]

Yes, with 30 years put into it. Much of it in your neck of woods i.e. AF-PAK and India, with a many a tenure within embassies located within.

Furthermore, in an effort to be transparent, I also posses a 'somewhat' decent grasp of Urdu and Hindi spoken but not written. It is a desired requirement when we are assigned to a certain desk.

Aur janaab kiyaa haaal haiii aaap ka ?

 

[Hindustani78]

Fine with India-Russia talks: US | Business Standard News

They however cautioned against trade deals as Moscow has a series of international sanctions against it

Press Trust of India | Washington
December 13, 2014 Last Updated at 22:20 IST

The United States on Saturday said it has no problem with India’s engagement with Russia, but cautioned it was not the right time to have trade deals with Moscow because of a series of international sanctions against it.

“It does not mean that India should not engage with Russia,” a senior State Department official said when asked about the official US statement in the past few days that this is not the time to do business with Russia.

“We engage with Russia on Iran. We engage with Russia on a range of issues,” the official said, requesting anonymity.

US Secretary of State John Kerry and his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov on Friday discussed over phone the situation in the Middle East, including recent developments in Israel, the West Bank and the region, as well as current initiatives at the United Nations, a top State Department official said.

“It (not doing business with Russia) just means that countries around the world do not move forward with the same kind of economic relationship which they have done in the past given that sanctions that are put in place by a number of countries,” the official said, referring to the US and EU sanctions against Russia over Ukraine crisis.

“Does this mean the kind of deals that India has done (with Russia during the just concluded visit of President Vladimir Putin) should not have been done?” the official was asked.

“I would not say that. I understand that there are a range of countries that have relationship with Russia including India,” the official said, acknowledging the history of strong India-Russia relationship.