NEW DELHI: Foreign Minister WILL Jaishankar Beaten Europe again on Friday for thinking “Europe’s problems are the world’s problems” as he reiterated that India is not sitting on the fence Ukraine raised the issue and rejected suggestions that New Delhi’s “support” of Russia could affect the international community’s support for India in its standoff with China.
Jaishankar also said that Europe itself, while complaining about India’s oil imports from Russia, has designed sanctions against Russia, keeping in mind its gas requirements and people’s welfare. . “Isn’t buying Russian gas financing war? Is it only Indian money and oil going to India to finance it, not gas going to Europe? Let’s be a little even here,” he said.
Attending a conference in Bratislava, he said, “The Chinese don’t need precedent elsewhere about how to attract us or not attract us or be difficult for us or not difficult for us.” He said Europe must evolve from thinking that its problem is the problem of the world but that the problem of the world is not Europe’s problem.
“In terms of the relationship you are creating, we have a difficult relationship with China and we are perfectly capable of managing it. If I get global understanding and support, obviously that will help me,” he said. “But the idea that I make a trade – I go into a conflict because it will help me in a conflict two – that’s not how the world works. A lot of our problems in China have nothing to do with Ukraine and nothing to do with Russia. They already exist.”
Jaishankar was asked why he thought anyone would help New Delhi in case of problems with China after they failed to help others for Ukraine. “Europe has to grow somewhere out of the way of thinking that Europe’s problems are the world’s problems but the world’s problems are not Europe’s. That if it’s you, it’s yours, if it’s me, it’s ours. I see a reflection of that,” he said.
“If I go to Europe, which is particularly quiet about a lot of what’s going on, in Asia, for example, you might ask why would anyone Asia trust Europe in anything, he said.
Jaishankar said India condemns the killings in Ukraine’s Bucha and supports an investigation into it. “First of all, you are misunderstanding our position, for example when Bucha happened we condemned Bucha and we actually asked for an investigation into Bucha,” he said.
Jaishankar also said that Europe itself, while complaining about India’s oil imports from Russia, has designed sanctions against Russia, keeping in mind its gas requirements and people’s welfare. . “Isn’t buying Russian gas financing war? Is it only Indian money and oil going to India to finance it, not gas going to Europe? Let’s be a little even here,” he said.
Attending a conference in Bratislava, he said, “The Chinese don’t need precedent elsewhere about how to attract us or not attract us or be difficult for us or not difficult for us.” He said Europe must evolve from thinking that its problem is the problem of the world but that the problem of the world is not Europe’s problem.
“In terms of the relationship you are creating, we have a difficult relationship with China and we are perfectly capable of managing it. If I get global understanding and support, obviously that will help me,” he said. “But the idea that I make a trade – I go into a conflict because it will help me in a conflict two – that’s not how the world works. A lot of our problems in China have nothing to do with Ukraine and nothing to do with Russia. They already exist.”
Jaishankar was asked why he thought anyone would help New Delhi in case of problems with China after they failed to help others for Ukraine. “Europe has to grow somewhere out of the way of thinking that Europe’s problems are the world’s problems but the world’s problems are not Europe’s. That if it’s you, it’s yours, if it’s me, it’s ours. I see a reflection of that,” he said.
“If I go to Europe, which is particularly quiet about a lot of what’s going on, in Asia, for example, you might ask why would anyone Asia trust Europe in anything, he said.
Jaishankar said India condemns the killings in Ukraine’s Bucha and supports an investigation into it. “First of all, you are misunderstanding our position, for example when Bucha happened we condemned Bucha and we actually asked for an investigation into Bucha,” he said.
