India: UK PM To Offer India Alternatives To Russia Ties On Visit, Report

NEW DELHI, 21 April 2022, (TON): British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will offer to help India cut reliance on Russian oil and defence equipment when he begins a two-day visit this week that will test his diplomatic skills and provide brief respite from a row raging at home.

A spokesperson for the British leader said “on his first trip to India as prime minister, starting, Johnson will discuss strengthening security co-operation in meetings with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.”

In the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Western allies have called for India to speak out against the war.

India, which is the world's biggest buyer of Russia's weapons and imports its oil, abstained in a United Nations vote condemning the invasion and has not imposed sanctions on Moscow.

PM Modi has expressed concern over the killings of civilians.

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