Pranay Kotasthane quoted in Arab News on India’s response to Russia-Ukraine War

Written By Shrikrishna Upadhyaya

Pranay Kotasthane, Deputy Director & Chairperson, High-Tech Geopolitics Programme at Takshashila was quoted in Arab News on India’s response to the Russia-Ukraine War. He was quoted as saying:

“India would come under significant pressure from both the US and Russia to show support for either side,” Pranay Kotasthane, deputy director of the Bangalore-based Takshashila Institution, told Arab News.

“Given its military overdependence on Russia on one hand, and the overwhelming agreement with the West on countering China on the other, India’s choices have become more constrained,” he said. “It will be a serious test of India’s diplomacy to keep both sides happy. It seems to be pushed to strategic autonomy by compulsion, not by choice.”

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