On the closeness of India and Russia, Indian-American Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley said that India does not trust the American leadership, hence it is close to Russia and partners with Russia.
Former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley, 51, said in an interview with Fox Business News’ Charles Payne that she has spoken to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
On questions regarding America allowing India to buy cheaper oil from Russia, former diplomat and Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley replied, “India does not want to partner with Russia, but with us.” Is. But the problem is that India does not trust the American leadership to win. They consider American leadership weak and India does not trust America as a leader.”
Efforts are being made by Ukraine and its allies to convince countries around the world to distance themselves from Russia, but despite this, India is purchasing oil from the Central Asian nation and this has also increased.
Whereas at the beginning of the Russia-Ukraine war, Western countries cut Russian oil imports. A White House official said that every sovereign country including India has the right to buy oil from any country.
Nikki Haley said, “India always works smartly. India gets a lot of military equipment from Russia, so they always maintain closeness to Russia. He said that America needs to address its weakness and to make things better, America has to “accept” the problem.
He further said, “First you need to accept your problem. We should also start building our alliance. ,
Giving the examples of Japan and India, Nikki Haley said that these countries have made efforts to reduce their dependence on China.