China News Service, April 12. On the 11th local time, US President Biden and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi had an hour-long online meeting.

In what was described as a "very candid dialogue", the United States and India communicated on the situation in Ukraine: although the United States said it did not make any special demands on the Indian side, it still exerted economic pressure on it; Indian media said that Washington has not made any special demands on it. Can persuade New Delhi to stand in the position of the United States and NATO.

"Can India not buy Russian oil?" "No."

　　Biden told Modi that buying more oil from Russia was not in India’s interest and could hamper the U.S. response to the situation in Russia and Ukraine, a U.S. official said.

India's position in the world will not be enhanced by its dependence on Russian energy.

Data map: US President Biden.

Image source: Visual China

　　Indian Foreign Minister Jaishankar later dismissed questions about India's energy purchases from Russia at a news conference, saying the focus should be on Europe, not India.

"Our total purchases for the month may be less than the purchases of one afternoon in Europe".

　　White House spokeswoman Psaki did not say whether India had made any commitments on energy imports, but she said Washington stood ready to help India diversify its energy sources, the report said.

　　In addition, a U.S. official said that Biden did not make "specific requests" to Modi in response to the situation in Russia and Ukraine.

The U.S. official also said that "India will make its own judgment" after "a very frank conversation."

　　Biden has recently said that of the Quad countries, only India is "somewhat shaken" when it comes to action against Russia.

　　Reuters reported that the United States asked India to provide more help, such as condemning Russia's military action and exerting economic pressure on Russia.

　　According to reports, Russia has been India's largest supplier of defense equipment, although India's purchases from the United States have been increasing in the past 10 years.

Defense analysts say Russian supplies are more cost-competitive and crucial for India.

"Can New Delhi follow the US-NATO line?" "No."

　　In response to the talks, the "Times of India" commented that the meeting staged a diplomatic version of "Irresistible force meets an irresistible object", and Washington could not persuade New Delhi to follow the US-NATO line on the Russian issue.

Data map: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Photo by China News Agency reporter Sheng Jiapeng

　　The newspaper also said that as the differences between the two sides on the Russian-Ukrainian conflict have not changed significantly, both sides are advancing cooperation in other areas, including addressing global food shortages that may be caused by the prolonged conflict.

　　Perhaps the two sides did not make a significant breakthrough on the Russia-Ukraine issue. In the minutes released by the White House after the call, the conflict between Russia and Ukraine was also placed in a very low position, and the two sides mainly talked about the issue of international food supply.

　　In addition, the "US-India 2+2 Ministerial Meeting" was also held in Washington on the 11th local time.

U.S. Defense Secretary Austin said the two countries signed a bilateral agreement to support information sharing and space cooperation, adding that "we are committed to launching a new defense exchange between our Space Command and India's Defense Space Agency by the end of this year."