In a rare interview with an American journalist, the Russian president also said the war with Ukraine would stop in a few weeks if the US stopped supplying arms to Kyiv.
Concerns about China's increasingly aggressive stance on Taiwan have been in sharp focus during talks among G7 foreign ministers in Japanese resort town of Karuizawa.
December oil imports from Russia may drop nearly 50%, but Indian buyers already shifting to non-designated Russian entities and opaque trading channels to keep Russian oil flowing.
New Delhi is interested in firming up bilateral agreements for increased trade, mobility, upgrade of Su-30 MKI fighters and the increased range of BrahMos supersonic missiles.
The India-South Africa series-defining fact is the catastrophic decline of Indian red ball cricket where a visiting team can mock us with the 'grovel' word.
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