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Is India “Shaky” on Ukraine? It’s Complicated

March 31, 2022
Is India “Shaky” on Ukraine? It’s Complicated
Is India “Shaky” on Ukraine? It’s Complicated

Is India “Shaky” on Ukraine? It’s Complicated

Tanvi Madan and Ryan Evans
March 31, 2022

President Joe Biden recently made headlines when he described India as being “somewhat shaky” on the issue of punishing Russia for its invasion of Ukraine. Tanvi Madan of the Brookings Institution sat down with Ryan to explain why India is taking a quieter and less aggressive tact as it navigates this international crisis. The answers to the question in the title are far more interesting and complicated than you might think. Join Ryan and Tanvi for this wide-ranging conversation, which touches not only on India’s relations with Russia, but how this all fits in with its relations with China and Ukraine.

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