这次，印度把美国气懵了！

“印度一直希望在美俄之间保持平衡”

“印度对待俄乌冲突的态度实际上符合常理”，刘宗义表示，对于印度来说，是否与美国保持步调一致，主要取决于具体议题是什么。

印度坚持以“中立”姿态处理俄乌冲突，刘宗义认为这背后有几重原因：

首先，印度70%的军事装备来自于俄罗斯，“虽然近年来它从美国、法国、以色列等西方国家进口的武器系统越来越多，但购自俄罗斯的武器装备数仍然在印度军备总数中占绝大多数”。

Although it has imported more and more weaponry systems from the United States, France, and Israel, and other Western countries in recent years, Russian weaponry systems still account for the absolute proportion of India’s armament.

其次，印度也希望能继续与俄罗斯在能源和其他问题上进行合作，因此，印度一直希望与俄罗斯保持良好的双边关系。

此外，在俄乌冲突问题上，印度的态度实际上是其所谓“战略自主性”的体现。

刘宗义称，印度此次展现出的立场充分显示了其全球大国野心。“印度一直希望在美俄之间保持平衡，也就是其所谓的印太海洋和亚欧大陆两大战略方向”。

India has always hoped to maintain a balance between the United States and Russia, all between the so called Indo-Pacific Ocean and Eurasia continent.

刘宗义认为，印度和美国的“同盟”亦或“准同盟”关系其实都是为了服务其全球大国野心的。

“印度人已看穿美国”

俄乌冲突爆发以来，许多印度网民在推特声援俄罗斯，批评美国等西方国家。

对于这种现象，刘宗义解释说，这是因为许多印度人打心眼里认为，俄乌冲突是由美国人挑起的，逼得俄罗斯别无选择，不得不这样做。

In fact, it's a semi-alliance, because the Soviet Union supported India on many issues related to Indian's core interest. This historical memory and national emotion makes India trust Russia very much.

This worship is actually a reflection of their domestic politics and a reflection of the prevalence of populism in India.

We can find in the past two years, India's China policy has failed. And now, I think it's time for India's side to break it.

And ultimately, we can find a fair and reasonable path for the peaceful settlement of the issue of Russia and Ukraine, especially in today's environment where the mass media and public opinion of the United States and Western countries occupy the absolute advantage.

二是，从过去两年的历史经验来看，如果没有中国的帮助，印度无法实现经济复苏。印度希望和中国在很多国际问题上进行合作，比如能源产品价格的稳定、气候变化等一系列国际议题。

记者：付慧敏

剪辑：樊子豪

实习生：占梓楠