Amid difficult relations with the U.S., India is keen to show that it has other options.
A major sore point in India’s relations with its Western partners is New Delhi’s continuing empathetic relations with Russia, especially since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine began in 2022. So there was considerable attention on Russian President Vladimir Putin’s visit to India on December 4 and 5. Indian media reports even suggested arms and economic deals were to be concluded between the two sides.
But the visit has been something of a damp squib, with the Indian government’s defenders now suggesting the message was in the visit itself rather than the meager list of agreements signed b
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