‘Russia will not turn a blind eye on India-China’, Putin’s clear message in triangular friendship equation

Russia will not turn a blind eye to the ‘sensitive’ bilateral relationship between India and China. Russian President Vladimir Putin said so in an interview recently. As well as messages from India’s decades-long friend, both Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping are determined to resolve their long-standing border conflict peacefully.

In an interview with the world’s top media on Thursday, Putin heaped praise on Narendra Modi and Xi Jinping. He said that Russia has decades of friendly relations with both New Delhi and Beijing. At the same time, he said, “Diplomatic relations between India and China are very sensitive and multidimensional. It is not wise to interfere. And we are always in touch with our two friends, India and China.” However, Putin said that they are looking for a solution to the border problem between the two countries through discussion. It may be noted that after the Galwan conflict in 2020, diplomatic relations between India and China reached rock bottom. But gradually that situation has changed. India and China have taken several steps over the past year to rebuild relations.

Putin said, “Russia has established good relations with the two countries (India-China). It happened naturally. The relationship between Russia and India does not upset China. Similarly, India is not upset about our relationship with China.”

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Xi Jinping met in Tianjin, China last August. This meeting against Trump’s rampant tariffs caught the attention of the world. There, Modi and Xi said that the two countries are development partners and not rivals. And a difference of opinion among themselves is by no means a dispute. Putin clarified that the two countries have no diplomatic problems with Russia despite the tension between the two countries, saying, “Russia has established good relations with the two countries (India-China). It happened naturally. The relationship between Russia and India does not upset China. Similarly, India is not upset about our relationship with China.”

Not only that, Putin also opened his mouth on the Pakistan issue in this meeting. During Operation Sindoor, there were allegations that China used Pakistan against India from behind. In this regard, Putin said, “We are aware of the border problem between India and Pakistan. But we do not think that Pakistan is under the control of China. Pakistan is a huge country and it has multilateral relations with many countries.” But China said about Chinese weapons, “India must have concerns. Because almost 80 percent of Islamabad’s military equipment is made by China. Therefore, China must be important to Pakistan.”