'Hi dosti tutayachi nai' ... Vinit Vartak ©

 'Hi dosti tutayachi nai' ... Vinit Vartak ©

Ukraine-Russia war is now almost 25 days away. Has this war reached its final stage? Even now no one can say anything about it. On the one hand, Russia is occupying every single city in Ukraine, while on the other hand, the Ukrainian army is putting up strong resistance to Russia. It is clear that the outcome of this war will be on Russia's side. Much depends on how long Russia can exercise restraint. This restraint now seems to be escaping. Because every day of the war is hitting Russia hard. So at some point, Russia will pull out a lethal weapon from its arsenal that will destroy the whole of Ukraine. Then no one will be able to save Ukraine. Russia launched it two days ago. The United States and its allies, which are responsible for the war, are protesting Russia's action. Russia has denied the allegations in a statement issued Friday stating similar, baseless allegations concerning Russia's intelligence have been made more than once. Russia does not even feel the need to take notice. Because Russia's allies are with him.

The friendship between India and Russia is very old. India has stood for Russia and Russia has stood with India since the Cold War. Today, on the occasion of this war, this friendship has been strengthened once again. Today is a different time. India's position on the world stage today is different. The United States and the European Union know that India is the only country close to us today that has the capability to stop Russia somewhere. That is why India's role in this war is considered crucial. India is in Quad Group with USA. India has very good relations with the G20 countries. India has very good relations with Australia, Japan, Germany, France, United Kingdom and all the other countries which are fighting against Russia today. At the same time, India has close ties with Russia. India is the only country where Russian President Putin has gone in 2021.(Except meeting in Geneva). Today, at a time when Russia is not begging the United States and European nations, it is incumbent on India to explain their side. At the same time, India has the responsibility to present Russia's side to these nations.

It is now clear that India has successfully exercised this stand while awakening its friendship. India abstained from any anti-Russian rhetoric and aided Russia, while the Prime Minister of India called on both the Presidents of Russia and Ukraine to end the war. The media has painted a picture of India being pressured by the US and its allies. But it is deceptive. India is no longer under pressure. Considering what is right for India, India has made its position clear. All other countries had proposed to discuss Russia in the quad. India has stated that it is opposed to such a discussion. A few days ago, when the Prime Minister of Japan was in India, he commented on Russia. But even in front of them, India has made its position clear to Japan without uttering a single word against Russia. The same thing has happened with Australia. The statement from Australia that we can understand India's friendship and side with Russia did not come as a surprise. USA said that the India was making a shaky statement on Russia and India's position would be written in history. On this, India has given a warning saying that we will write our history.

When 57 Muslim countries of the world come together and discuss Kashmir and Palestine, India invites its friend to its home. On the one hand, India is planning to turn these 57 countries to its side, while at the same time, the Prime Minister of Israel, the enemy of all of them and our eternal friend, has been invited to India. The Prime Minister of Israel is coming on a four-day special visit to India in the first week of April. Although the visit is taking place against the backdrop of 30 years of India-Israel relations, its meanings are very different. India and Israel are cooperating in many areas to develop technologies. Defense is one of them. The Barak 8 system in India's air defense system is jointly developed by India and Israel. Israel's Mossad is one of the most famous and powerful intelligence agencies in the world. Today, India's RAW and Israel's Mossad are exchanging secrets on many levels. India is Israel's biggest ally in Asia. So India has always been helped by Israel. On the one hand, India has strengthened its ties with Israel's enemies, the Arab nations. But it has had no effect on the friendship between India and Israel. On the contrary, it is still flourishing day by day.

India's friendship with both Russia and Israel is seen as an unbreakable bond on the world stage. Many countries have tried their best to break this friendship but they have failed. On the contrary, the world has experienced that this friendship is getting stronger. In the changing equation of the world, the friendship with these two countries has begun to take shape today. But even today, it is becoming clear that this is unbreakable friendship.

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