India And China Finally Voicing Concerns Over Russia’s Actions In Ukraine

Introduction

The crisis in Ukraine has prompted India and China to voice their concerns over the Russian military exercises taking place near their borders, and which are slated to end around August 15. After many years of neglecting its allies and partners, Russia is now rushing to strengthen them. The fact that both India and China have expressed concern over the current military maneuvers only proves this point.

Several high-ranking officers from India’s National Security Council met with their Russian counterparts in Moscow on July 25, where they voiced concern over the “Vostok-2018” exercise that started yesterday. According to the Indian side, the maneuvers will include more than a 1,000 tanks and armored vehicles, as well as 300 jets , drones and helicopters .

In light of recent tensions with Pakistan and China , New Delhi is worried about a possible lack of proportionality in the deployment of Russian forces . The large-scale maneuvers are also taking place at a moment when India is facing a host of challenges ranging from attacks by Pakistan -backed terrorists in Kashmir (Kashmir)

Vladivostok, Moscow – The crisis in Ukraine has prompted India and China to voice their concerns over the Russian military exercises taking place near their borders, and which are slated to end around August 15.

The crisis in Ukraine has prompted India and China to voice their concerns over the Russian military exercises taking place near their borders, and which are slated to end around August 15. The two countries have voiced concern over the large-scale drills that began on July 16, which they believe could lead to a buildup of Russian troops along their borders.

Russia’s Defense Ministry announced last week it would hold special command exercises at its Vladivostok training ground this summer before moving south toward China later this month. The entire exercise will last until August 15th at four different locations: Khabarovsk Territory; Amur Region; Primorye Territory near Vladivostok; and Heilongjiang Province in eastern China (the latter location is not near any border).

After many years of neglecting its allies and partners, Russia is now rushing to strengthen them. The fact that both India and China have expressed concern over the current military maneuvers only proves this point.

After all, Russia has a very long history of not paying attention to what other countries think or feel about its actions. For example, it was only recently that Russia finally realized that there were people living in Crimea who did not want them there—and then it proceeded to take over their land anyway! And now they're trying again: this time by getting rid of Ukraine altogether!

The bottom line is that if you ignore your friends for too long, eventually someone else will come along and take advantage of your negligence (like how we took over Crimea). So if you want peace between yourself and others at home—and abroad—then don't wait around for someone else's help; do something yourself first!

Several high-ranking officers from India’s National Security Council met with their Russian counterparts in Moscow on July 25, where they voiced concern over the “Vostok-2018” exercise that started yesterday.

The Vostok-2018 exercise is the largest in Russian history and has taken place since June 11 and will continue until August 15. It involves more than 300,000 troops, 1,000 tanks and armored vehicles, 1,000 aircraft as well as naval ships and submarines.

The exercises are taking place in Russia’s far east near China's border with North Korea where Moscow has a military base at Khabarovsk on Amur River near the Pacific Ocean coast. In recent years India has been involved in joint training exercises with Russia including “Vostok-2014″ which took place last year from September 12 to October 14 before going silent again after 2014 elections results were announced by Vladimir Putin (who won).

This time around India fears that this could be preparation for an invasion into their territory; however there is no evidence yet that these exercises have anything else than routine nature despite reports about increased presence of Russian troops along China border at Dagu Lake Region close to Yixian County where Manchuria borders with Russia's Far East region where these exercises take place.

According to the Indian side, the maneuvers will include more than a 1,000 tanks and armored vehicles, as well as 300 jets, drones and helicopters. In light of recent tensions with Pakistan and China, New Delhi is worried about a possible lack of proportionality in the deployment of Russian forces.

India also believes that Russia has not been transparent enough with its military build-up near their borders—particularly concerning its presence in Belarus (which borders on Ukraine) and Kaliningrad (a large Russian exclave sandwiched between Poland and Lithuania). Similarly, it's concerned about what it sees as an increase in Russian military activity inside Georgia since 2008 when Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili left office after an election defeat against then-Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili from his party coalition including Georgian Dream which currently holds power over parliament .

The large-scale maneuvers are also taking place at a moment when India is facing a host of challenges, ranging from attacks by Pakistan-backed terrorists in Kashmir to growing concerns about Chinese ambitions in South Asia.

India's external affairs minister, Sushma Swaraj, said that she was "deeply concerned" over the Russian military exercises and added that they "seriously undermine" peace and stability."

India also has concerns about Chinese military activities in the region. China and Pakistan are close allies, and their militaries have conducted a series of joint exercises in recent years.

In May, India's defense minister, Nirmala Sitharaman, said that China was deploying missiles in Pakistan-administered Kashmir. She accused Beijing of trying to annex the region by stealth and called on Beijing to refrain from such actions.

China has rejected those accusations, saying that its military deployments in the region are purely for defensive purposes. China's foreign ministry said on Thursday that India should not "make a fuss about nothing and create hype out of thin air."

A senior official from China’s Ministry of Defense told Reuters that Beijing worried that some 75,000 troops would not be withdrawn after the exercise, which would pose a direct security threat to China.

China is worried about Russia's military exercises in Ukraine, which will be held near the border between China and Russia. The exercises will last until August 15, involving more than 1,000 tanks and armored vehicles as well as 300 jets, drones and helicopters.

According to Reuters' senior official from China's Ministry of Defense who spoke on condition of anonymity because he is not authorized to speak with foreign media outlets: "We are concerned that some 75,000 troops would not be withdrawn after the exercise."

The Chinese were also concerned that Russia's recent annexation of Crimea would give them an excuse for expanding their territory into eastern Ukraine—which they have done by sending weapons across the border into rebel-controlled areas there—and they want those forces out within six months after Kiev accepted an agreement between Kiev officials and representatives from both sides involved in negotiations over control over eastern Ukraine (including Donetsk).

Conclusion

At this point, it’s clear that India and China are not happy with Russia’s actions in Ukraine. The fact that both countries have voiced their concerns publicly demonstrates just how concerned they are about a growing threat to regional security. It seems unlikely that we will see much change in Russian policy as a result of these exercises, but at least now they have been called out on their behavior—something which previous governments would never have done.