Vladimir Putin speaks with Narendra Modi ahead of the start of the Eastern Economic Forum. PHOTO: AFP
Why it’s wrong to claim that Russia tried to side-line India during the Afghan talks
It was always New Delhi’s sovereign decision not to participate in the Moscow negotiations in any official capacity
The Indian Express published a piece on Tuesday headlined “Russia kept India out, US brings Delhi to talks table for Afghan peace plan”. It relies on unnamed diplomatic sources to claim that “Moscow is learnt to have suggested a plan that kept New Delhi out. Sources said that Russian interlocutors amid growing proximity between Moscow and Beijing suggested that Russia, China, US, Pakistan and Iran should be at the table. This, officials said, was apparently done at the behest of Pakistan which has never wanted India to be part of any roadmap for the region.” There’s plenty wrong with that report, which will now be debunked point by point.
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