Why did India downgrade its response to Russia's parade invitation? Modi's considerations attract attention

India downgrades response to Russia's invitation! Modi's calculation is very precise! On May 9, Russia will hold a Red Square parade to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the victory of World War II. The Red Square parade is a major event for Russia, and it is expected that 19 national leaders will attend in person. Indian Prime Minister Modi, who has very friendly relations with Russia, also received an invitation from Russia hoping he would attend personally.

However, surprisingly, multiple foreign media reported on April 30 that Indian Prime Minister Modi decided not to attend Russia's Red Square parade on May 9, but instead send the defense minister. Clearly, India is giving a downgrade response to Russia's invitation. Of course, from India's perspective, it seems that Modi is not suitable to go to Moscow at this time, especially since the relationship between India and Pakistan is tense, and they are almost ready to fight at any moment.

However, the Indo-Pakistani issue may only be one of the reasons why Modi does not want to attend. It is obvious to everyone that now Russia's relations with Western countries have soured. On such a significant day as the 80th anniversary of the victory of World War II, even Europe did not invite Russia to attend the memorial for the victory of World War II. At the same time, India wants to quickly ease its trade disputes with the United States. Fearing the thoughts of the United States and Europe, Modi is unwilling to support Russia.

In line with India's usual diplomatic style, India's diplomatic swings left and right are common. In fact, at the recently concluded BRICS Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Brazil, due to India's proposal of the so-called "economic and trade exemption" issue, the BRICS countries failed to reach a consensus on opposing trade hegemony and issuing a joint statement regarding opposing new US trade measures. This time, India clearly maintains a distance from Russia.

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