and did not submit Indian Prime Minister No overt obligation to refrain from purchasing Russian oilwhich is a source of tension with United State.
وقال Bidenin a video conference meeting, told Modi that the United States could help India to diversify its energy sources, according to the press secretary for the white house، Jin Saki.
Saki said: "President Biden has made clear that he does not believe it is in India’s interest to speed up or increase imports of Russian energy or other goods".
While the two countries ended the meeting, saying they were committed to strengthening their relationship, White House officials could not say whether India was on their side in condemning Putin in full, saying only that the choice ultimately rests with the Modi government.
"surprising"
Observers and economic experts believe that New Delhi will remain, despite American pressures, to maintain its neutrality in this crisis, and its vital interests, especially ensuring its sources of energy, including Russian ones, noting that the current Indian approach to the Ukrainian crisis and the sharp tensions it left between Moscow and Western capitals It is an extension of its traditional centrist approach, which is well known for it, especially since its pivotal role in establishing the Non-Aligned Movement.
Amer Al-Shobaki, an expert in the oil and energy sector, said in an interview with "Sky News Arabia": "Regarding this dispute between Washington and New Delhi, it is surprising that the United States objects to Russian energy exports to India, since there are neither comprehensive nor complete sanctions on Russian energy exports such as oil and gas, neither by the United Nations nor even by the European Union".
و :ضاف: "The only two countries that have imposed sanctions on Russian oil are the United States and the United Kingdom".
And he continues: "That is why the significance of these American calls for India does not seem understandable, especially since the latter realizes that there are no international sanctions on the purchase of energy imports from Russia, and due to the rise and increase of its energy needs and due to its great economic growth, it is in dire need to secure its energy security and provide a guaranteed supply of energy sources, as it will rise Its daily oil consumption, for example, from 7 and a half million barrels of oil at the present time to more than 10 million barrels per day by 2030, which shows the extent of the growth in demand for energy and its derivatives.".
No international sanctions
Al-Shobaki goes on to explain the reality of Indian relations with Russia: "They are strategic and traditional relations, in various fields, where economically, for example, the volume of trade exchange between the two parties is more than 8 billion dollars annually, as India exports approximately 2.6 billion and imports from Russia about 5.5 billion, and this shows that the volume of trade between the two countries is reasonable and promising.".
And if the sanctions on Russia are international and imposed through the United Nations, surely, the energy expert adds:"New Delhi would have met Washington’s desire and committed to it, but at the present time it is trying to ensure the security of its energy supplies and secure its stock and reserves, in light of the turbulent international situations with the outbreak of the Russian-Ukrainian war, and the instability in energy markets on its impact, and for this it is working to supply energy resources Russian".
On the future of India’s relations with Russia and the United States, Al-Shobaki says:"Undoubtedly, India prefers to obtain cheap energy sources from Russia in light of its growing economic growth. The Indian economy is expected to achieve the largest economic growth in the world this year, even more than its Chinese counterpart. However, in return, it remains in need of a political alliance with Washington to confront its regional and historical opponent. China".
The video call between the two leaders came before the ministerial meeting "American Indian 2 + 2" The meeting was held in Washington, Monday, between the US Secretary of State and Defense, Anthony Blinken and Lloyd Austin, and the Indian Minister of External Affairs and Defense, Subrahmani Jaishankar and Rajnath Singh.
For his part, Jaishankar refused, during a press conference, to answer a question about India’s purchases of energy from Russia, saying that the focus should be on Europe and not India.
و :ضاف:"Our total purchases during the month may be less than what Europe buys in half a day".
The United States, Britain and other Western countries are urging India to avoid buying Russian oil and gas, while Indian media reports said Russia is offering a discount on oil purchases of 20% below world record prices.
The jump in oil prices in the wake of the Russian military operation in Ukraine threatens to ignite inflation in India, drain public finances and harm growth, while the country emerges from an economic slowdown caused by the emerging Corona pandemic.
India has bought at least 13 million barrels of Russian crude oil since the start of the war in Ukraine on February 24, after it was attracted by significant reductions in the price of Russian oil in the wake of Western sanctions on Moscow, compared to about 16 million barrels for the whole of last year, according to data I collected. an agency "Archyde.com" .
The leaders of the alliance could not "quads" Which includes the United States, Japan and Australia, for India, in early March, to persuade their fourth partner, the Indian Prime Minister, to support their position on the Ukrainian crisis and to impose sanctions on Russia.
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The West is trying, led by United Statepress Moscow Regarding The war in UkraineBy disrupting oil sales, which make up half of Russia’s federal budget.
and did not submit Indian Prime Minister No overt obligation to refrain from purchasing Russian oilwhich is a source of tension with United State.
وقال Bidenin a video conference meeting, told Modi that the United States could help India to diversify its energy sources, according to the press secretary for the white house، Jin Saki.
“President Biden has made clear that he does not believe it is in India’s interest to accelerate or increase imports of Russian energy or other goods,” Psaki said.
While the two countries ended the meeting, saying they were committed to strengthening their relationship, White House officials could not say whether India was on their side in condemning Putin in full, saying only that the choice ultimately rests with the Modi government.
“It’s surprising”
Observers and economic experts believe that New Delhi will remain, despite American pressures, to maintain its neutrality in this crisis, and its vital interests, especially ensuring its sources of energy, including Russian ones, noting that the current Indian approach to the Ukrainian crisis and the sharp tensions it left between Moscow and Western capitals It is an extension of its traditional centrist approach, which is well known for it, especially since its pivotal role in establishing the Non-Aligned Movement.
Amer Al-Shobaki, an expert in the oil and energy sector, said in an interview with “Sky News Arabia”: “With regard to this dispute between Washington and New Delhi, it is surprising that the United States objects to Russian energy sales to India, as there are neither comprehensive nor complete sanctions on exports Russian energy is like oil and gas, not by the United Nations, not even by the European Union.”
He added, “The only two countries that have imposed sanctions on Russian oil are the United States and the United Kingdom.”
He continues: “That is why the significance of these American calls for India does not seem understandable, especially since the latter realizes that there are no international sanctions on the purchase of energy imports from Russia, which, due to the rise and increase of its energy needs and due to its great economic growth, is in dire need to secure its energy security and provide a guaranteed supply of energy sources. Its daily oil consumption, for example, will rise from 7 and a half million barrels of oil at the present time to more than 10 million barrels per day by 2030, which shows the extent of the growth in demand for energy and its derivatives.
No international sanctions
Al-Shobaki goes on to explain the reality of Indian relations with Russia: “They are strategic and traditional relations, in various fields, where economically, for example, the volume of trade exchange between the two parties is more than 8 billion dollars annually, as India exports approximately 2.6 billion and imports from Russia about 5.5 billion, and this It shows that the volume of trade between the two countries is reasonable and promising.”
And if the sanctions against Russia were international and imposed through the United Nations, surely, the energy expert adds: “New Delhi would have fulfilled Washington’s desire and adhered to it, but at the present time it is trying to ensure the security of its energy supplies and secure its stock and reserves, in light of the turbulent international situations. With the outbreak of the Russian-Ukrainian war, and the instability of energy markets on its impact, it is working to supply Russian energy resources.”
On the future of India’s relations with both Russia and the United States, Al-Shobaki says: “Undoubtedly, India prefers to obtain cheap energy sources from Russia in light of its growing economic growth, as the Indian economy is expected to achieve this year the largest economic growth in the world more than even its Chinese counterpart. On the other hand, it remains in need of a political alliance with Washington to confront its regional and historical opponent, China.
The video call between the two leaders came ahead of the “American India 2 + 2” ministerial meeting, which was held in Washington on Monday, between the US Secretary of State and Defense Anthony Blinken and Lloyd Austin, and the Indian Minister of External Affairs and Defense Subrahmani Jaishankar and Rajnath Singh.
For his part, Jaishankar refused, during a press conference, to answer a question about India’s purchases of energy from Russia, saying that the focus should be on Europe and not India.
“Maybe our total purchases during the month are less than what Europe buys in half a day,” he added.
The United States, Britain and other Western countries are urging India to avoid buying Russian oil and gas, while Indian media reports said Russia is offering a discount on oil purchases of 20% below world record prices.
The jump in oil prices in the wake of the Russian military operation in Ukraine threatens to ignite inflation in India, drain public finances and harm growth, while the country emerges from an economic slowdown caused by the emerging Corona pandemic.
India has bought at least 13 million barrels of Russian crude oil since the start of the war in Ukraine on February 24, after it was attracted by significant reductions in the price of Russian oil in the wake of Western sanctions on Moscow, compared to about 16 million barrels for the whole of last year, according to data I collected. Archyde.com” .
The leaders of the “Quad” alliance, which includes the United States, Japan and Australia, on the side of India, were unable, in early March, to persuade their fourth partner, the Indian Prime Minister, to support their position on the Ukrainian crisis and to impose sanctions on Russia.