NATO on one side, Ukraine on the other. India Master Stork!

S Venkateshwari
NATO on one side, ukraine on the other. india master Stork!


Following the invitation of Russian President Vladimir Putin, prime minister Narendra Modi is on a two-day official visit to the Russian capital Moscow from July 8-9. This meeting is widely observed among the countries of the world. Do you know why?


The two leaders have met a total of 16 times since Modi became prime minister in 2014, but not once since Russia's military launched a war on ukraine in february 2022, a period in which india has bypassed economic sanctions on russia and imported a range of goods from russia, including crude oil.


Modi last visited russia in september 2019 for the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok, while Putin last visited india in december 2021 for the annual bilateral summit. After this, the leaders of the two countries have met after many years. Modi's choice of russia for his first bilateral visit after taking office as India's prime minister is a significant change. India's newly elected prime minister is usually the first to visit a neighboring country, but Modi has broken this tradition.


Modi visited bhutan when he was sworn in as prime minister in june 2014 and maldives and sri lanka when he was elected for a second term in june 2019. Modi went to italy last month after becoming prime minister for the 3rd term, but it was for the G7 leaders meeting. He has gone to russia on his first official visit.


Modi's visit is not only very important in India-Russia relations but also shows how much importance india attaches to foreign policy. Meanwhile, the master stork is that Modi is meeting Putin at a time when the leaders of the 32 countries of NATO, the military alliance created to oppose russia, will celebrate 75 years in washington dc from July 9-11. Russia-India relations have been going on for about 70 years, although russia is not India's neighbor, russia has supported India's development and security many times. Relations with india since the days of the Soviet Union have now expanded in many fields, in many sectors and in many ways. In this situation, the important decisions to be taken during the two-day official visit between Russian President Vladimir Putin and indian prime minister Narendra Modi on July 8-9 will be beyond trade and economy, and the development of the country's defense sector will be very important. On the one hand, the announcement of aid to ukraine is expected to be made at the same time as the NATO organization celebrates 75 years. It is in this critical context that the Modi-Putin meeting is taking place, which has sparked outrage among the entire West and its allies.

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