From: slider@anashram.com   
      
   Washington, April 7   
      
   US President Joe Biden’s top economic adviser has said that the US warned   
   India against partnering too closely with Russia following the invasion of   
   Ukraine, the BBC reported.   
      
   “Our message to the Indian government is that the costs and consequences   
   for them of moving into a more explicit strategic alignment with Russia   
   will be significant and long-term,” White House National Economic Council   
   Director Brian Deese told reporters.   
      
   "There are certainly areas where we have been disappointed by both China   
   and India's decisions, in the context of the invasion," he added.   
      
   India has declined to level sanctions against Russia, as other countries   
   have done.   
      
   The country, which the US sees as a counter to China's power in Asia, is   
   the largest importer of Russian weapons, according to Bloomberg.   
      
   It comes after the US Deputy National Security Adviser Daleep Singh made   
   an official visit to India last week.   
      
   "What Daleep did make clear to his counterparts during this visit was that   
   we don't believe it's in India's interest to accelerate or increase   
   imports of Russian energy and other commodities," White House spokeswoman   
   Jen Psaki said after Singh returned this week.   
      
   https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/nation/us-warns-india-against-   
   ligning-with-russia-384384   
      
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