Ted Cruz, a top Republican Senator in the United States, slammed possible sanctions that may be put against India by the administration of President Joe Biden. The Texas politician called the sanctions “extraordinarily foolhardy”.

The sanctions against India are being considered under Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (CAATSA) for purchasing S-400 missile from Russia, reports suggest. India, at various United Nations meetings recently, failed to condemn Russia for invading Ukraine in late February.

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Cruz, who is one of the top GOP politicians in the United States, pointed out that America’s relationship with India has deteriorated under the Biden administration. 

“There are reports that the Biden administration is contemplating imposing CAATSA sanctions against India, the largest democracy on Earth, a decision that I think would be extraordinarily foolhardy”, Ted Cruz told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.

“India is a critical ally across a number of areas, and the US-India alliance has broadened and deepened in recent years. But under the Biden administration, it has gone backwards,” Cruz said.

Cruz also mentioned India’s vote at the Security Council meeting on Ukraine, saying that it “is not the only country to have voted against us, and against condemning Russia”, according to reports from PTI.

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“The United Arab Emirates also abstained in yesterday’s vote. The UAE is a close ally of the United States, and during the Trump administration, was a critical player in the Abraham Accords that fundamentally transformed the entire Middle East, and brought Israelis and Arabs together under American leadership”, Cruz told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.

On his social media platforms, Ted Cruz went on to slam the foreign policy used by the Biden administration, saying that it is “very slowly discovering that alienating allies and boosting enemies.”