Indian analysts reacted angrily to US President Joe Biden’s description of India’s response to Russia in Ukraine as “shaky,” pointing out that the US and its European allies continue to buy energy from Russia (up to $600 million per day, according to one estimate) while pounding India.
Others alluded to the United States’ lack of concern over China’s expansion into India. On the other hand Biden’s silence on Chinese aggression criticized by Indian Experts
The paradox is that, at a time when India is confronting China’s border aggression, including the threat of full-scale war, Biden remains silent on the issue. “Yet an insensitive Biden calls India’s response to a faraway conflict he helped cause with a forward strategy “shaky,” tweeted strategic affairs pundit Brahma Chellaney. Others concur with Russia’s account of events, claiming that it was the US and Nato’s provocation that prompted Moscow’s response. Biden’s statement towards India was uncalled for. Since the conclusion of the Cold War, US policy toward Russia has been built on flimsy foundations, and the building is now falling. Why should India bear the brunt of the United States’ stupidity in enlisting Ukraine in NATO? (Shaharbeen TImes Monitoring Report)
