The world must give Russia more options, rather than “closing doors” on it and pushing it towards a closer embrace with China, said External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Friday. Speaking on the last day of the Ministry of External Affairs’s annual Raisina Dialogue, Mr. Jaishankar also said China should not be allowed to play “mind games” that deter countries from working with other partners.
Hitting out at China for breaking agreements and changing its “behaviour at the border” since the LAC stand-off in April 2020, he indicated that China wants the border issues to be resolved while not bringing other international players, namely the U.S., into India’s strategic calculus.
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