For the United States, India, an Eastern ally, seems to be increasingly out of control.
India did not follow the United States to sanction Russia before, and now the Indian army is actively going to Russia to participate in the exercises; in addition, the conflict between India and China on the border issue has not continued to escalate, which has not been as expected by the United States, so India's actions have aroused the United States very dissatisfied.
1. Regardless of the US's doubts, India sent troops to participate in the joint military exercises in eastern Russia
Russia's "Oriental-2022" joint military exercises were held from September 1 to 7, and the locations were scattered in 7 military training grounds in eastern Russia, as well as the sea of Okhotsk, Sea of Okhotsk, and the sea of Japan. Participating countries include China, Belarus , Mongolia and Tajik , etc.
Indian Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated on September 2 that soldiers sent by India have arrived in Russia and are preparing to participate in the "Oriental-2022" joint military exercise. The Indian Ministry of Defense said that in the future, India will participate in joint field training exercises, combat discussions and fire drills.
India participated in the military exercises held by Russia. Russia has been India's largest supplier of military weapons for many years. The Indian government also said that the Indian army participates in multilateral exercises with Russia and other countries every year.
Russia and India approached, and the United States was of course dissatisfied. In recent years, the United States has been deepening its military partnership with India. The United States has recently expressed concerns that any country is now exercising with Russia.
White House Press Secretary Shanpier recently said: "When Russia launches a special military operation against Ukraine , the United States is skeptical about any country's exercise with Russia, but of course, every participating country will make its own decision."
2. Chinese Ambassador to India: Most locations in the western section of the Sino-Indian border have achieved disengagement
August 28, Chinese Ambassador to India Sun Weidong and his party visited Bangalore, Karnataka, India. During this period, Sun Weidong opened the ribbon-cutting of the China Picture Exhibition hosted by the Karnataka Branch of the India-China Friendship Association and was interviewed by Indian media. Kong Xianhua, Consul General of China in , Mumbai, Korda, President of the Karnatak Branch of the India-China Friendship Association, and Baskaran, Secretary-General, attended the event. After the
event ended, Ambassador Sun accepted an interview with mainstream Indian media.
Regarding Sino-Indian relations, Sun Weidong emphasized that China-Indian relations have encountered some difficulties in the past two years. At present, with the joint efforts of both sides, bilateral relations generally show a trend of recovery. Since the beginning of this year, China-India's top leaders have continuously contacted and exchanged, and have conducted in-depth communication on improving bilateral relations.
Sun Weidong said that China-India relations have regional and global influence. We should base ourselves on doing our own things well, find a convergence of interests in the most important task of development, move towards each other, insist on being development opportunities, not pose a threat to each other, and be each other's partners rather than opponents.
Regarding the Sino-Indian border issue, Sun Weidong said that China has always believed that the common interests of China and India far outweigh the differences. It is not surprising that there are differences between neighbors, it is important that they should be handled properly.
Sun Weidong said that since the border incident in 2020, the two sides have maintained communication through diplomatic and military channels, and held multiple rounds of border affairs consultation and coordination mechanism meetings and military chief talks. At present, the border situation is generally stable, and the two sides have achieved disengagement in most locations in the western section of the border. In the next step, we should promote the process of resolving individual remaining problems and promote the transition from border situation to normalized control to achieve sustainable peace and tranquility in border areas.
Sun Weidong pointed out that China and India are both major developing countries. They should advocate common prosperity and win-win cooperation, and oppose zero-sum game and "small circles" targeting third parties. China is willing to work with countries around the world, including India, to promote development and seek security together. This is in line with the fundamental interests of the people of all countries around the world and is also the general trend of history. (Frog in Inoue)
