Jaishankar draws parallel to India’s ties with Russia

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Asked if India would have liked Europe’s support in its 2020 border conflict with China, Jaishankar said, “I do not expect Europe to have a view of China that is identical to mine. Europe should understand that I cannot have a view of Russia that is identical to the European one.” On 17 February, the external affairs minister briefly met with his Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi, on the sidelines of the conference, nearly six months after they met at the ASEAN regional forum in Indonesia’s Jakarta. India-China relations remain strained since troops clashed along the Line of Actual Control (LAC)...