07 Mar QUAD and INDO-RUSSIA Relations : change in EQUATIONS
QUAD and INDO-RUSSIA Relations : change in EQUATIONS – Today Current Affairs
CONTEXT : Quad ( the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue) recently had a snap virtual meeting.
DEVELOPMENTS – India, the U.S., Australia and Japan, leaders discussed Russia-Ukraine crisis including territorial and maritime security across the Indo-Pacific.
- In the joint statement, issued after the summit, the four nations reaffirmed –
- The commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific with sovereignty and territorial integrity of all states respected
- That the countries are free from military, economic, and political coercion
The latest Quad meeting was in part likely motivated by the concern of the U.S., Australia, and Japan that :-
India, is NOT condemning Russia in launching a ground offensive across the Russia-Ukraine border and to bomb Ukrainian infrastructure, so it can’t be on the same page as the other Quad members vis-à-vis this conflict.
U.S.A., JAPAN, AUSTRALIA –
- Condemned Russia’s aggression
- Slapped Kremlin elites and Organisations linked to them with crippling sanctions.
INDIA’S STANCE : The Hindu Analysis
India→ abstained from three UN resolutions condemning Russia.
There is also a considerable difference on the Russia-Ukraine issue in terms of the individual readouts of the Quad members.
The U.S., Australia and Japan-
- Called out Russia’s attempt to unilaterally force changes to the status quo in Ukraine
- Vowed not to let such action occur anywhere in the Indo-Pacific
India → only referenced Ukraine in passing, in the context of establishing a new humanitarian assistance and disaster relief mechanism for this cause.
INDIA → Need to remain close to Moscow, who is its major defence supplier.
DERIVATIONS : Today Current Affairs
- South Block is playing hardball with the mandarins at the U.S. State Department over getting a CAATSA waiver for India’s purchase of $5.43 billion worth of the Russian Triumf missile defence system.
- To balance the rise of China as a potential Asian hegemon, the Quad, cannot afford to alienate India, who is a critical partner in the global-strategic plan.
- In case, Russian occupying forces begin committing war crimes and human rights violations in contravention of the Geneva Convention, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other applicable global treaties → INDIA-RUSSIA relations will be tested.
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