India and China are two countries that have sent warm messages to Putin after his fifth reelection. Western governments have condemned the polls as a ‘undemocratic’.
Pakistan lacks capacity to deliver aircraft at pace suggested by its claimed contracts as it depends on China for avionics, electronic warfare, weapons, and on Russia for engines.
UK, EFTA already in the bag and EU on the way, many members of RCEP except China signed up, and even restrictions on China being lifted, India has changed its mind on trade.
It would be a sterling achievement for Indian diplomacy to contribute to an early ceasefire in Ukraine. The two sides are far apart, there is a stalemate, tilting towards Russia on the ground, an ever present risk of direct NATO involvement.
It would be a sterling achievement for Indian diplomacy to contribute to an early ceasefire in Ukraine. The two sides are far apart, there is a stalemate, tilting towards Russia on the ground, an ever present risk of direct NATO involvement.