Subrahmanyam Jaishankar: 'Europeans understand that what happens in the Indo-Pacific concerns them'

Invited this Tuesday to a ministerial conference on the Indo-Pacific organized in Paris by the French presidency of the European Union, the Indian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, gave an interview to

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He spoke on Sunday with his counterpart Jean-Yves Le Drian and was to meet the Minister for the Armed Forces, Florence Parly.

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- India has not condemned the concentration of Russian troops on the Ukrainian borders.

Is this position linked to the fact that Russia is one of your arms suppliers?

Subrahmanyam JAISHANKAR.

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I don't think we can reduce diplomacy to the supply of arms and condemnations.

There is much more substance and nuance in foreign policy.

The situation in Ukraine is the result of a complex chain of events over the past thirty years.

Most countries, such as India or France which is very active, are looking for a diplomatic solution.

The real question...

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