India, Dec. 6 -- Minister of External Affairs S Jaishankar said on Saturday that India has "freedom of choice" in its relationships, while stressing the doctrine of "strategic autonomy".

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"Everybody knows that India has relations with all the major countries of the world. And for any country to expect to have a veto on how we develop our relationships with others, is not fair," Jaishankar said, speaking at the 23rd Hindustan Times Leadership Summit in New Delhi.

He was asked about India's currently trade tensions with Donald Trump's US administration, and the recent India visit of Russian President Vladimir Putin at such a time.

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