'India played smart; stays close with Russia': US' Nikki Haley

Washington: Nikki Haley, who is in the run for President, opined that though India wanted a partnership with the US, it won't trust Americans to lead. She alleged that the Indian government played smart in the ongoing global situation, staying close to Russia, PTI reported.

She told Fox Business News that India sees the US as weak at present.

She said, "I have dealt with India too. I have got to say, I have dealt with India too. I have talked with (Prime Minister Narendra) Modi. India wants to be a partner with us. They don't want to be a partner with Russia," she said.

"The problem is, India doesn't trust us to win. They don't trust us to lead. They see right now that we're weak. India has always played it smart. They have played it smart, and they have stayed close with Russia because that's where they get a lot of their military equipment," she said.

She continued, "When we start to lead again when we start to get the weakness out and stop putting our head in the sand, that's when our friends, India, Australia, New Zealand, all of them will -- and Israel, Japan, South Korea -- all of them want to do that. Japan gave themselves a billion-dollar stimulus to become less dependent on China."

She said that India gave themselves a billion-dollar stimulus in order to become less dependent on China. Meanwhile, China, which is not doing well economically, is preparing for a war with the US.

According to Halley, China is not economically stable, Beijing has become more controlling, and their mistake is they are preparing for war with the US.