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INDIAN External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, who is currently on a visit to Australia, emphasized one point on October 10 — India's national interest — in response to a question about India-Russia relations. At a press conference with Australian foreign minister Penny Wong, Jaishankar was asked whether India was rethinking its relationship with Russia given what is going on in Ukraine and whether he thinks India should reduce its reliance on Russian weapon systems. Jaishankar answered that India and Russia "have really a longstanding relationship, a relationship that has certainly served our interest well," and "for multiple decades, Western countries...
