Unlike other Quad countries and nearly every other U.S. ally, India hasn't imposed sanctions or even condemned Russia, its biggest supplier of military hardware.
— President Joe Biden told fellow Indo-Pacific leaders assembled for a four-country summit Tuesday that they were navigating"a dark hour in our shared history" due toand he urged the group to make greater efforts to stop Vladimir Putin's aggression.
"We're navigating a dark hour in our shared history," he said."The Russian brutal and unprovoked war against Ukraine has triggered a humanitarian catastrophe and innocent civilians have been killed in the streets and millions of refugees are internally displaced as well as in exile."From left: Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, President Joe Biden, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the Japan-U.S.
For several of the bigger Asian powers, the invasion has been seen as a crucial moment for the world to demonstrate by a strong response to Russia that China should not try to seize contested territory through military action. President Joe Biden and India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi meet alongside the"Quad" summit at Kantei Palace in Tokyo on May 24, 2022.In comments to reporters after a one-on-one meeting with Modi, Mr. Biden said they discussed Russia's invasion of Ukraine"and the effect it has on the entire global world order." Mr. Biden added that the U.S. and India will continue to consult"on how to mitigate these negative effects.
"It appears pretty clear the Mr. Biden administration is not looking for trouble with India and that most of these difficult conversations will be in private," said Green, who was a senior National Security Council aide during the George W. Bush administration.