Ukraine is betting on India. The world's most populous country “welcomes” reconstruction efforts

India's cooperation with Russia is largely based on the legacy of the Soviet era. However, this is not a legacy that will last forever. This is a legacy that is evaporating – confirmed Coiba in an interview with “FT”.

The head of the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry drew attention to the context of tense India-China relations. Especially regarding the border disputes between Delhi and Beijing and China's positive stance towards the Kremlin's invasion of Ukraine.

The head of Ukrainian diplomacy stressed that Chinese-Russian relations should be a subject of special attention from India in light of its national security interests.

Kuleba wants to convince the world's most populous country to participate in the post-war reconstruction of Ukraine. In 2023, India will overtake China in terms of population.

Kuleba announced that after (Russian aggression), Ukraine will likely become the largest construction site in the world, and the participation of Indian companies in (this project) will be welcome.

The professor spoke in a similar tone. Agnieszka Kuszewska-Bohnert from the Jagiellonian University. Despite the serious social, economic and demographic challenges, The Indian economy is growing The expert said that none of the serious international actors are questioning or ignoring India's key role in its foreign policy.

The government in Delhi takes an ambiguous stance towards Russia's invasion of Ukraine, which began in February 2022. Indian authorities have consistently refrained from criticizing the Kremlin and described Russia as “the mainstay of Indian foreign policy due to its strategic importance to national security.” In Moscow's assessment, bilateral relations with India are “developing” on the basis of a “distinctive partnership.”

In September 2022, during the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi reportedly admonished Vladimir Putin with the phrase “This is not the time for war.”

At the end of January this year, the US Institute for the Study of War (ISW) estimated that India was trying to withdraw from close arms cooperation with its largest partner in this field, Russia. According to the Institute for the Study of War, the decision of the authorities in Delhi resulted from the decline in export potential of the Russian side, as well as from reluctance to deteriorate relations with the United States.