Miller said the US has made clear to India its concerns about New Delhi’s relationship with Moscow.”I will look to Prime Minister Modi’s public remarks to see what he talked about. But as I said, we made quite clear directly with India our concerns about their relationship with Russia,” he said.”So we would hope India and any other country, when they engage with Russia, would make clear that Russia should respect the UN charter, should respect Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity,” Miller added.Prime Minister Modi on Monday began a two-day high-profile visit to Russia, primarily to hold the 22nd India-Russia summit with President Putin. It is Modi’s first trip to Russia since the start of Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine.The Russian president hosted a private dinner for the Indian prime minister at the former’s residence in Novo-Ogarevo on the outskirts of Moscow on Monday night.The focus of the prime minister’s visit is to advance an economic agenda, especially in areas of energy, trade, manufacturing and fertilisers, official sources said. The war in Ukraine is also set to figure prominently at the talks.New Delhi has been stoutly defending its “special and privileged strategic partnership” with Russia and maintained the momentum in the ties notwithstanding the Ukraine conflict.India has not yet condemned Russia’s attack on Ukraine and consistently pitched for resolution of the conflict through dialogue and diplomacy.Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Modi has held several telephonic conversations with Putin and Ukranian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
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