The US is heartened by the current remarks made by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Russian President Vladimir Putin that this isn’t the time for struggle in Ukraine, a senior Pentagon official has stated.
Prime Minister Modi met President Putin in Uzbek metropolis of Samarkand on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit on September 16 and through the assembly, PM Modi informed Putin, “Today’s period just isn’t an period of struggle, and I’ve spoken to you on the telephone about this.”
On his half, Putin informed PM Modi that he was conscious of India’s considerations over the Ukraine battle and that Russia will do all the pieces doable to finish it as quickly as doable.
The US has stated that it’s heartened by the feedback made by Prime Minister Modi.
“We were heartened by Prime Minister Modi’s comments last weekend,” Dr Ely Ratner, Assistant Secretary of Defence for Indo-Pacific Security Affairs informed a bunch of reporters on Thursday and think-tank specialists throughout a digital spherical desk.
Recently, US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan additionally informed reporters at a White House information convention that what the prime minister stated was “a statement of principle on behalf of what he believes is right and just (and) it was very much welcomed by the US.”
Ratner stated that the US shares India’s dedication to seeing a swift and peaceable decision of the battle and continues to have interaction frequently on this concern.
“We obviously recognise that India has a long and complicated history in terms of its security partnership with Russia and has been in the process over the last many years of diversifying its arms and imports as well as prioritising its own indigenous development, and we want to support them,” Ratner stated.
“We want to support India on both fronts and are doing so. We think the trend lines are heading in the right direction. We are deeply engaged in conversations on exploring opportunities for co-development and co-production. We are also looking for ways to support India’s own indigenisation, which we know is a huge priority for Prime Minister Modi and in the military there,” stated the senior Pentagon official.
Responding to one other query, he stated the US is taking a tough have a look at the co-development and co-production below the Defence Trade and Technology Initiative (DTTI).
“We are taking a hard look now at DTTI more broadly and actively discussing with the Indian government how we can adapt the initiative to meet the scope and ambition of our defence partnership. This is an area where we see a lot of great promise. Our leaders are fairly focused on this and again the Two Plus Two ministerial next spring is hoping to have some progress to announce on this front,” he stated.
