Ties with Pakistan not at India’s cost: Vladimir Putin's envoy to Kabul

[Côôl PôtâTô]

AMRITSAR: Russia is not strengthening ties with Pakistan at India’s cost and it has explained its position to India at the highest level, senior Russian diplomat and President Vladimir Putin’s envoy to Afghanistan
Zamir Kabulov said on Sunday.
“Russia has a different history with Pakistan. We are trying to explore cooperation with Pakistan primarily to counter terror. But Russia’s ties with Pakistan will not be at the cost of our special and privileged strategic partnership with India. This has been explained by our highest leadership to India’s topmost leadership,” Kabulov told ET on the sidelines of the
Heart of Asia meet in Amritsar.
Kabulov was leading the Russian delegation at the Heart of Asia meet, where Russia is one of the 14 stakeholders. He was answering a question on Russia’s emerging ties with Pakistan and recent reports of Pakistan’s “secret talks” with Russia on the use of Gwadar Port and joining China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), which were denied by Russia’s foreign ministry. “I myself drafted that rebuff. I am also in charge of South Asia desk in the Russian foreign ministry and I am not aware of it. I do not know from where the suggestion to use either Gwadar or CPEC emerged. There is no such proposal,” Kabulov said.
Kabulov said, “Russia-Pakistan military ties are commercial in nature. With India our military partnership is deep and we offer long credit to India for acquiring military supplies. Therefore the nature of two relationships is different.” Kabulov, an old Afghanistan hand, stressed that Islamic State or Daesh is emerging as the main terrorist group not only in Afghanistan but across regions and suggested that India should remain cautious against this threat.

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[Maler]

India must come out of Indo-Russia friendship hang over. Every country has the right to look for its national interest first. If Russia is doing changes in their foreign policy towards India, Its their right to do so. We should also calibrate our ties with Russia accordingly!!!!!

 

[atya]

India must come out of Indo-Russia friendship hang over. Every country has the right to look for its national interest first. If Russia is doing changes in their foreign policy towards India, Its their right to do so. We should also calibrate our ties with Russia accordingly!!!!!

India already has. The change is Russian foreign policy is due to India opening arms towards America. Goes around, comes around.

 

[Indian_gorkha]

Who is this kabulov? Looks like he is on Afghan poppy. Can someone please tell him that Russia has been allowed to access CPEC and history has been made.

This is preposterous. He is trying to break the rectangle. PDF has approved the construction of rectangle from triangle.

 

[dev_moh]

But-but, Russia suoported Pakistan in heart of Asia confrence...
How can they do this...
LOL.

 

[Indian_gorkha]

But-but, Russia suoported Pakistan in heart of Asia confrence...
How can do this...
LOL.

That is called the invisible rectangle. You know like the illuminati this is invisibility.

 

[NirmalKrish]

India must come out of Indo-Russia friendship hang over. Every country has the right to look for its national interest first. If Russia is doing changes in their foreign policy towards India, Its their right to do so. We should also calibrate our ties with Russia accordingly!!!!!

Why?

Let's not put all our eggs in one basket, I think we are playing the card well! We need Russia as much as Russia needs us! The fact of the matter is that we need to ensure that we maintain neutrality with all stakeholders. The relationship is a tried and tested one.

Russia is looking after its own economic interests, having said that, I believe there is little to fear from them! The Russians know our position quite well. There is no benefit is leaning towards one from another!

The disadvantages of upsetting our relationship is far worse off for Russia than it is for India!

 

[Indian_gorkha]

Why?

Let's not put all our eggs in one basket, I think we are playing the card well! We need Russia as much as Russia needs us! The fact of the matter is that we need to ensure that we maintain neutrality with all stakeholders. The relationship is a tried and tested one.

Russia is looking after its own economic interests, having said that, I believe there is little to fear for that! The Russians know our position quite well. There is no benefit is leaning towards one for another!

If you clearly assess the relation between modern Russia(not USSR) and our country India, it pretty much boils down to only one thing.

Arms for money. We really need to move it on to another level and exactly to do that we have opened imports for western and European markets. Russian bilateral exercise with Pakistan is to tell India that if you are not going to buy arms like before, we might sell them to Pakistan. Why does Russia felt the need of having counter terrorism exercise with Pakistan all of a sudden.

Of course Russia sold us weapons in the time of sanctions but world politics change from time to time.

 

[NirmalKrish]

If you clearly assess the relation between modern Russia(not USSR) and our country India, it pretty much boils down to only one thing.

Arms for money. We really need to move it on to another level and exactly to do that we have opened imports for western and European markets. Russian bilateral exercise with Pakistan is to tell India that if you are not going to buy arms like before, we might sell them to Pakistan. Why does Russia felt the need of having counter terrorism exercise with Pakistan all of a sudden.

Of course Russia sold us weapons in the time of sanctions but world politics change from time to time.

If that is the case then let them sell to these countries, that will be a booster and drive for indigenous products which are in a shocking state of affairs. Time to invest in local R&D and local production. I have said it before, we need to stop this relying on imports. There needs to be a para-dime shift in self-reliance.

 

[Indian_gorkha]

If that is the case then let them sell to these countries, that will be a booster and drive for indigenous products which are in a shocking state of affairs. Time to invest in local R&D and local production. I have said it before, we need to stop this relying on imports. There needs to be a para-dime shift in self-reliance.

Agreed. We need to take the level of mutual relationship between India and Russia other than only arms sales. Of course we have cooperation from Russia for Nuclear reactors. But we have to move on from buying only arms.

 

[Côôl PôtâTô]

India must come out of Indo-Russia friendship hang over. Every country has the right to look for its national interest first. If Russia is doing changes in their foreign policy towards India, Its their right to do so. We should also calibrate our ties with Russia accordingly!!!!!

India has already made Russia's orientation of policy here. Russia is losing Indian market & it is finding other options. It's an commercial shift, not strategic..

 

[hussain0216]

Im not sure indians can tell the difference between reality and diplomatic statements especially those made to sooth the Indian ego and media

If you look deeper
Russia siding with China at brics and ignoring India's shrill display
The increasing ties with Pakistan
Upcoming conferences on regional issues
Spy chief and military meetings

The writing is on the wall,

When a diplomat is cornered in India, What do you expect him to say

 

[Indian_gorkha]

Im not sure indians can tell the difference between reality and diplomatic statements especially those made to sooth the Indian ego and media[emoji38]

If you look deeper
Russia siding with China at brics and ignoring India's shrill display
The increasing ties with Pakistan
Upcoming conferences on regional issues
Spy chief and military meetings

The writing is on the wall,

When a diplomat is cornered in India, What do you expect him to say

Nobody is contesting your claim.

We accept that Russia is part of the rectangle and Ivan is swimming in Gwadar port deep and warm waters.

 

[Côôl PôtâTô]

Spy chief and military meetings

“I myself drafted that rebuff. I am also in charge of South Asia desk in the Russian foreign ministry and I am not aware of it. I do not know from where the suggestion to use either Gwadar or CPEC emerged. There is no such proposal,” Kabulov said.

 

[hussain0216]

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