Ukraine can’t believe Indian leader met “bloody criminal” Russian ruler on day of children’s hospital bombing.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Tuesday criticized Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi for embracing Russian leader Vladimir Putin in Moscow on the day the Kremlin’s forces bombed a children’s hospital in Kyiv.
“It is a huge disappointment and a devastating blow to peace efforts to see the leader of the world’s largest democracy hug the world’s most bloody criminal in Moscow on such a day,” Zelenskyy wrote, referring to the deadly Russian attacks.
Modi arrived in Moscow on Monday for a two-day state visit, marking his first trip to Russia since it began its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
In a video clip that went viral Monday evening, Modi climbed out of a car, walked up some steps to meet Putin, and gave the Russian president a warm hug.
India is showing a terrible double standard, they are hesitant towards the west, because India was once a British colony.
That is understandable.
But to support and “embrace” Russia when they are doing the same even worse to Ukraine is a disgusting double standard.Shame on you India, for not changing with the times. Russia is obviously the evil empire today, even threatening nuclear war that could destroy life on earth.
Blame the conservatives… same as… checks notes everywhere?
Yes unfortunately it seems the right is getting more extreme almost everywhere.
As we enter late stage capitalism, with wages stagnating and cost of living going way out of control, people are looking for someone to blame.
And for conservatives, if there is anyone to blame it’s always immigrants, gays, and liberals. In that order.
Never the capital class.
A lot of irony going on. Like the Jewish state doing what was done to them throughout out history to others now.
doing the same even worse to Ukraine is a disgusting double standard
This is grossly understating how terrible British colonial rule was. Britain committed multiple genocides including by starvation, up until even the 40s in its colonies, including areas that are now India.
Events like the Bucha massacre were basically just another Tuesday under British colonial rule.
Lets not revise the history of one imperialist genocidal shithole to criticize another imperialist genocidal shithole
OK AFAIK UK did not cause evacuation of more than 10% of the population, they didn’t bomb schools and kindergartens, or destroy infrastructure to a point to make areas unlivable, and bomb cities until there is nothing left, or explode dams flooding large inhabited areas and risking nuclear incidents. Or cause half a generation of young men to be lost.
But I admit my knowledge of the occupation of India is limited. And I 100% grant it was bad. But were conditions honestly worse than they would have been under the former rulers? I suppose there was a reason India was relatively easy for UK to take.
India had lots of problems before UK invaded, way more than Ukraine, and most Ukraines problems was from hostilities from Russia that preceded the war.Fortunately UK ended up leaving India voluntarily, which is the opposite of what Russia is doing, Russia left Ukraine in 1991, but then turned around and invaded, despite Ukraine had done nothing to provoke this.
British rule in India was objectively worse. Much more people displaced, much more people killed. And “was easy to take” is a quite shit argument to create “perspective” on these kind of atrocities.
The British empire got away without facing any real consequences and is fairly effective at controlling the cultural and societal narrative about it. But it is in one league with Maos China or Stalins Sovjet Union.
Also considering Holodomor, what Russia is currently doing is not as devastating in humanitarian terms like what Stalins reign brought.
OK I’ll grant that’s pretty horrible, maybe it seemed less so in history class, because complete inhumanity seemed more common back then?
It is because in history class they give us a whitewashed version of history.
I am not sure what you mean by double standards. India has always been playing both sides since the Cold War. India is a military ally to Russia while keeping close economic ties to the West. But in the context under Modi, he is basically of the same feather as Putin, both are authoritarians, which explains the hugging.
he is basically of the same feather as Putin, both are authoritarians, which explains the hugging.
True.
Cry all you can. Won’t change the fact Russia/USSR stood with US when whole world (including USA) supported Pakistan in 1971 war and have supported Pakistan against India multiple times, and now the USA just want to use us as a weapon against china. I absolutely hate what Putin is doing and modi, but we have to see our past and then decide our future relations, not to forget Russia has used veto power multiple times to support us.
You may be right, but I am not aware of the west taking sides between India and Pakistan, but I know there were borders decided by UK, that were not agreeable to both sides. Which AFAIK is the reason for the conflict between India and Pakistan.
UK was probably involved, because it was them that fucked up IDK? But there’s a huge difference between UK the colonial power 60 years ago, and Europe after EU, which has a mission for peace as a fundamental value and reason to be formed. As an example this was also the reason many EU countries did not join USA in the attack on Iraq.Russia on the other hand, is now showing they may be even worse than the USSR. So zero progress under Communism, and 30 years of zero progress for Russia after Communism, while Europe has developed strong democratic values, that also aim to respect the rights and sovereignty of other countries outside the EU.
Again this has to be compared to Russia not only waging war, but threatening to use nukes, and risking all of humanity, if they don’t get their evil ways, this is IMO worse than when India was a colony of UK. Although I acknowledge there were atrocities against India that should never have happened, and were definitely very serious war crimes against Indias civil population.
we have to see our past and then decide our future relations, not to forget Russia has used veto power multiple times to support us.
I’m reminded of the comment by the Kenyan Ambassador to the UN, wrt their international relations: “Every time Britain sends a diplomat, we get a new lecture. Every time China sends a diplomat, we get a new hospital.”
Westerners really do suck at diplomacy. This isn’t an India-Russia problem nearly so much as it is NATO states thinking they’re owed fealty without any reciprocity.
He’s a disappointment for lots of reasons.
Bro, did you just learn about Modi?
Two douchebags embracing one another
It’ll get interesting for India when their conflict with china really heats up.
Huge disappointment? Does that mean he had high hopes for a nationalist? That’s just silly.
Americans when they’re doing Realpolitik with China: “Haha! Yay! What fun!”
Americans when they see India do Realpolitik with Russia: “Oh no! Aw man! This sucks!”
I don’t understand this comment. What example are you using for America and China? What “Realpolitik” is happening between Modi and Putin hugging?
What example are you using for America and China?
A secret trip by Henry Kissinger grew into a half-century-long relationship with China
What “Realpolitik” is happening between Modi and Putin hugging?
India and Russia are forming a long term mutually beneficial economic relationship that parallels the relationship Nixon’s America and Mao’s China formed in the 1970s.
I don’t know much about Kissinger but, from the AP article you sent gives me the idea China saw him as the “Giant Panda”. I hardly see this relationship as a “yay” from Americans.
I thought Modi was significantly weakened with the last vote in India. Is this not him aligning with other authoritarian leaders? Thats the only politics I see.
I hardly see this relationship as a “yay” from Americans.
American business leadership broke the domestic union movement and monopolized retail sales with overseas outsourcing. It was a huge win for the folks Kissinger represented back home.
I thought Modi was significantly weakened with the last vote in India.
His BJP party no longer enjoys a singular majority in Parliament, but the NDA coalition holds a surplus of 21 seats needed for the 272 seat majority. Modi’s policies aren’t going to radically change, but he is forced to include more senior members of friendly parties in his overall cabinet.
Is this not him aligning with other authoritarian leaders?
India and Russia have been politically and economically aligned since the end of WW1. A big part of that was the USSR-backed anti-colonialist movement. But India has also relied on Russian surplus agricultural and energy exports for nearly a century.
Pakistan was the historical western ally in the region, dating back to the CIA-backed military coup in '58. But the War on Terror, which used Pakistan as a launch pad into Afghanistan, burned away significant amounts of Pakistani goodwill. The (highly illegal and hugely unpopular) US invasion into Abadabad, to assassinate Bin Laden, was more or less the last straw. Now Pakistan is increasingly aligning with China, and the US has been forced to court India’s government as an alternative.
So this isn’t Modi spontaneously aligning with Putin. This is India continuing a long-standing friendly relationship with Russia, while the NATO block nations try to coax/shame Modi away on the grounds that Putin is ontologically evil.
Sounds to me like:
Kissinger business interests in America align with China = Yay (USA corporatism)
India continuing politics as usual with Russia = Boo (USA regular people)
That’s the nut of it.
Understatement of the century
Damn, Modi can redeem himself by just doing it again, but this time, stick a dagger in Putin’s back!
Ain’t it the truth
Alternative headline: Zelenskyy previously unaware of everything Modi has said and done.
How the hell did he manage to know ANYTHING about Modi and still be surprised enough to be disappointed??
Because hes not surprised. This is entirely expected
He’s commenting on it to draw attention to it
I thought that was obvious
It wouldn’t be a disappointment if it was expected.
It sounded too surprised for some of us.
