India's Abstention Is a Big Disappointment to Many in the West

India's abstention has been a big disappointment to many in the west, particularly since washington's been trying for some years to build a special relationship with delly. In a carefully worded speech, india's an ambassador, t s tromerti, explained his country's position. But of course, official statements often only tell a small part of the story. To get a better sense of what's driving indian and south african attitudes, i turned to my guest this week. I started by asking tandy madden how she explains indian neutrality. It goes back to india's relationship to russia. And so you've seen them implicitly criticise the r