After being hit hard by the United States, French media reported that India is sending envoys to Russia for help! On August 8, according to AFP, the new tariffs imposed by the United States are expected to take effect 21 days after the executive order is signed on Wednesday. Faced with this situation, Indian National Security Advisor Ajit Doval made an emergency visit to Russia just 24 hours after the Trump administration's executive order was signed, and was received by Russian President Putin.
Evidently, India's visit aims to discuss the issue of India purchasing Russian oil. French media claimed that this visit is India seeking help from Russia, which is quite possible. From India's perspective, India definitely does not want to be subjected to a 25% tariff by the United States for purchasing energy from Russia. If India abruptly terminates its contracts with Russia and stops purchasing energy from Russia, it will not only seriously affect India's national credibility, but also cause significant negative impacts on Indo-Russian relations.
Therefore, this visit, India aims to explain the situation to Russia, and at the same time, India hopes that Russia understands its own situation and finds a solution that can balance the interests of both India and Russia. In fact, from India's perspective, this visit is very critical. Because now India's international situation is very bleak. For a long time, the United States has seen India as a "ungrateful" country. This time when Trump turned against India, in a way, it is a strong reaction to India's "ungrateful" nature.
Due to the China-India border issues, the relationship between China and India still lacks trust, and Sino-Indian economic and trade cooperation remains at a low level. Also, Europe has significant opinions on India's purchase of energy, market access, human rights, etc., and the tensions between India and Pakistan have been reignited again. If India fails to handle the Indo-Russian relationship properly, and if it takes advantage of Russia's difficulties, India may become the center of pressure from all sides. Undoubtedly, at this critical moment, India cannot only think about itself. Whether it can shoulder the burden and skillfully safeguard its own interests is a huge test for India's current diplomacy.
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