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Dominic Giannini

Don't push India too hard on Russia: MP

Applying too much pressure on India over Russia could be counterproductive, Peter Khalil says. (AAP)

Applying too much public pressure on India to call out Russian aggression against Ukraine and apply Western sanctions could be counterintuitive, one Labor MP says.

Peter Khalil, who sits on federal parliament's intelligence and security committee, says India is in a complex strategic space with Russia, which is a massive arms supplier and provides military equipment like missile defence systems crucial for deterrence against China and Pakistan.

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