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Ever since Russia invaded Ukraine on 24 February 2022, India has been a target of Western ire. India abstained on 12 October 2022 from a United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) resolution condemning Russia’s annexation of four Ukrainian regions. But the West’s anger goes back to the early days of the war. First, it tried to coerce India into blacklisting Russian oil and gas. A stream of European and American politicians poured into New Delhi in March 2022 to apply pressure on India. It took a clinically worded statement by External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar to silence them. He noted that...
