The Russian Nezavisimaya Gazeta reported that India continues to buy arms and oil from Russia despite US pressure.

Noting that Indian Foreign Minister Subramaniam Jaishankar met with National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan in Washington, she pointed out that US officials are not afraid of the fact that their main task is to weaken India’s cooperation with Russia, whether in defense or trade. . , but Delhi responded Guided by their national interests, called for negotiations on Ukraine.
Despite this, she considered that the US still has many tools to put pressure on India, explaining that one of the tools is to issue visas to Indians who want to find work in the US or go there for permanent residence, noting that in this regard America gives preference to highly qualified people and IT specialists, and since 2020, that is, with the start of the Corona epidemic, the US has practically frozen the issuance of visas.
She noted that the problem of Pakistan remains the most dangerous factor in relations between the two countries. The United States sold F-16 fighter jets to Pakistan during the Cold War and participated in Pakistani sky patrols, but they are outdated and in need of modernization. Now the US State Department has agreed to provide Pakistan with parts to modernize its aircraft. The deal was valued at $450 million. India, through its Minister of Defense, expressed its dissatisfaction with this.