Russian President Putin pledges non-interference in 'delicate' India-China relations | PTI EXCLUSIVE

Описание: Saint Petersburg, Russia: When asked about the relations between India-China-Pakistan, Russian President Vladimir Putin told PTI CEO and Editor-in-Chief Vijay Joshi, "Of course, we are well aware of the intricacies of the issues concerning the border between India and Pakistan, you said that Pakistan is a country that is fully under the control of China, I don't think so, first and foremost, Pakistan is a large country, it has multi-faceted ties with different countries, of course, for Pakistan, it is very important to take into account the cooperation with the Republic of China, but everyone is developing the relations with China... India ranks third, Russia ranks fourth in terms of its GDP... China, US, India, and Russia that's the top four countries... These are delicate, multi-faceted relations between India and China, and interfering into them is not a good idea. Of course, we interact with our friends in both India and China... President Xi and PM Modi are both trying to resolve all the issues of mutual interest, including the relations on the border... As for Russia, we have our own relations with China, with India, no one is holding grudges, for decades we have been establishing this relations, it was happening naturally, relations between Russia and India do not disturb China, our relations with China do not disturb India... This linkage helps everyone... At one point, I suggested that leaders of India, China meet here, that's how Russia-India-China was established. We had things to talk about, to agree upon, we started doing later on, then we were joined by Brazil, because Brazil wanted to take part... South Africa joined with BRICS, we continue to expand, when we meet, we talk, we come to an agreement. We don't have any issues in cooperation either with India or China, we know that we have multi-faceted cooperation, we cooperate with India in terms of armaments... both land and sea-based BrahMos missiles... We proposed our Indian friends to work together on technology, the fifth generation technology. But Indian friends said do it on your own and we will join, we are ready to work with India in this field to supply aircraft, we don't have any issue with, any limitation, same goes with defence system, for air-defence system, it is critical to have separate components, but it's more important to create a system... You have to take into account, that there should be one information system that would be working in real-time... Now we are working on updating the system, it is unique expertise, we are ready to share this technology with Chinese, Indian friends, we keep working in this regard."

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This exclusive interview features Russian President Vladimir Putin discussing geopolitical relations and military cooperation with India and China. Here are the key takeaways:

Geopolitics and Regional Relations:

Non-Interference: President Putin emphasized that India and China have "delicate, multi-faceted" relations, and he believes interference from third parties is not a good idea (3:13-3:26). He expressed confidence that President Xi Jinping and Prime Minister Narendra Modi are actively working to resolve their bilateral issues, including border concerns (3:43-4:03).
China and Pakistan: Addressing concerns regarding the China-Pakistan military relationship, Putin dismissed the idea that Pakistan is fully under Chinese control, noting that Pakistan is a large country with diverse international ties (1:54-2:12).
Global Economic Standing: Putin highlighted that China, the US, India, and Russia represent the top four global economies in terms of GDP at purchasing power parity (PPP) (2:58-3:06).
Military and Defense Cooperation:

Partnership with India: Putin reaffirmed Russia's strong military-technical cooperation with India, citing the BrahMos missile program as a successful example of collaboration (6:00-6:14).
Fifth-Generation Technology: While discussing the Su-57 stealth fighter, Putin explained that Russia previously proposed joint development, which India declined at the time. However, he emphasized that Russia remains open to supplying the aircraft and continuing technical cooperation (6:18-6:58).
Air Defense Systems: Emphasizing the importance of integrated information systems for modern air defense, Putin stated that Russia is ready to share its unique expertise in this area with its partners in India and China (7:06-8:13).

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