NEW DELHI, November 20. /TASS/. India firmly resists the West’s pressure to undermine established Russian-Indian relations and impose its position on key global issues, Russia’s ambassador to India, Denis Alipov, has told TASS.
"We deeply appreciate New Delhi’s principled stance and constructive approach on numerous international issues, notably its balanced position regarding the Ukrainian crisis. India stands as a leader in the Global South - a major power pursuing an independent foreign policy. Its resilience enables it to withstand pressure from Western nations while continuing fruitful cooperation with us, all the while steadfastly upholding principles of strategic autonomy and free trade," he said.
At the same time, according to Alipov, the West, "acting from a neo-colonialist perspective, continues to overlook the evolving realities, including the demands of influential developing economies for a just and multipolar world order."
"Underestimating India's growing influence - destined to become the world's third-largest economy in the coming years - is a significant miscalculation," he emphasized.
Furthermore, Alipov highlighted that India does not recognize illegitimate unilateral sanctions imposed in bypass of the UN Security Council. "They understand clearly that such restrictions erode trust in Western trade and financial systems, prompting independent actors to pursue alternative mechanisms. We see promising opportunities in fully harnessing the potential of alliances like BRICS and the SCO," the ambassador remarked.
