NEW DELHI
\nAustralia understands India\u2019s stance on Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine, India\u2019s foreign secretary told reporters on Monday following a virtual summit between the prime ministers of Australia and India.
\nIndia\u2019s Narendra Modi and Australia\u2019s Scott Morrison, both leaders of the Quad grouping that also includes the United States and Japan, discussed issues in the Indo-Pacific region and strengthening bilateral trade relations.
\nIndia is the only Quad member that has not criticised Russia\u2019s aggression.
\n\u201cPrime Minister Morrison was quite clear that as far as he was concerned the Quad\u2019s focus was on the Indo-Pacific,\u201d Indian Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla said.
\n\u201cHe also expressed understanding of India\u2019s position on the issue of Ukraine, which he felt definitely reflected our own situation, our own considerations.\u201d
\nIndia counts Russia as one of its old allies that supplies about 60% of its military hardware.
\nJapanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Saturday told Modi in New Delhi that Russia\u2019s invasion had shaken the \u201cfoundation of international order\u201d and required a clear response.
\nShringla said Australia was also investing $15 billion in Asia\u2019s third-largest economy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
NEW DELHI Australia understands India\u2019s stance on Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine, India\u2019s foreign secretary told reporters on Monday following a virtual summit between the prime ministers of Australia and India. India\u2019s Narendra Modi and Australia\u2019s Scott Morrison, both leaders of the Quad grouping that also includes the United States and Japan, discussed issues in the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-250633","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-world"},"yoast_head":"\n