On Wednesday, US Federal Reserve hiked its Federal Funds Rate by 75 basis points. It spurred a global sell-off and led to the rupee crossing the psychological 80-to-a-dollar mark.
India's bilateral trade with Russia during 2020-21 amounted to $8.1 billion. Indian exports totalled $2.6 billion, while imports from Russia came to $5.5 billion
Most key Hindutva/RSS objectives have been achieved, and Modi & BJP now need social calm, at least till summer of 2024. A de-escalation of some sort is on.