Putin underestimated Ukrainian, international resistance: Journalist Fareed Zakaria

While speaking in regards to the numerous sanctions imposed by the United States and its ally nations on Russia following the Ukraine invasion, Indian-American journalist Fareed Zakaria mentioned that President Vladimir Putin underestimated the Ukrainian resistance in addition to the worldwide resistance.

During his unique interview with India Today, it was being mentioned about how the warfare began there have been impressions that Russia invading Ukraine may result in different nations’ autocracies like China having related imperialist admissions strolling into Taiwan or different nations.

When requested to Fareed that if he thinks that the final 50 days have been a wakeup name to among the autocracies that for those who achieve this, the world will probably be raging in opposition to you, he mentioned, “I think a lot depends on how this goes. I think if the Russians just show that, through sheer force and brutality and viciousness and staying power, they are able to prevail in some sense of the world, I think that, sent one message to China and the world that this is going to be very tough and there is going to be a lot of international opinion against you but it means that you are raising a doubt that you can use every men and weapon that you have and you will win, sure, but the cost will be too high”.

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While speaking about Pakistan’s stand on the Russia-Ukriane warfare, Fareed mentioned, “The Pakistanis have made their choice and it’s absolutely clear. Pakistan is essentially becoming a vessel state of China and by far there is the Pakistani position, the military holds it, the civilians hold it, the aid flows are going to be so good that they are not going to make any other argument”

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Fareed additionally talked about India’s stand on the Ukraine disaster and mentioned that India ought to take into consideration the nationwide curiosity. “I find it a remarkable lack of rethinking of understanding of how this new position of India is in this new geo-political environment. I continue to say that there is also a people to people dimension here which is important to think about”.

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“When I sometimes hear some of the Delhi elite telling me how the West is declining and how the East is rising in India, and bet on that. I say to them when you start sending your children to Chinese university, then that’s when I actually believe that you believe in this. The truth of the matter is that India is, as a society, much more comfortable in dealing with other democracies than the societies of the West and that also should count for something”, he mentioned.

“India is a democracy, and its foreign policies should not be made entirely ignoring that democratic bottom of the element,” concluded Fareed.

India continued to keep up its impartial stance because it has abstained from voting in opposition to Russia on the UN.

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