Ukraine crisis: why India isn't condemning Russia, unlike the rest of the Quad

As US allies lined up on Tuesday to denounce Russia 's recent actions in Ukraine , one voice was conspicuously absent from the multinational chorus of condemnation: India 's. New Delhi's ambassador to the United Nations told a Security Council meeting on Tuesday that the escalation of tensions in Europe was "a matter of deep concern" and had the potential to undermine regional security - but India has stopped short of criticising Russia's actions or threatening to join in with US-led sanctions, as Japan and Australia have done . This makes it an outlier among the members of the Quadrilateral…