independent Russian
Par parti pris · 2 takes across the edition
Via Carnegie's Korostikov, reads India's tilt toward Russia and China as a real shift from its 'neutral-pro-Western' default, driven by US unpredictability — cautioning the China warming is interest-driven hedging, not trust.
“India was always a neutral-pro-Western state, but it seems that has now changed — it is moving closer to Russia and China. (trans.)”
Independent Russian outlet notes Trump's claim that India agreed to drop Russian oil while Modi's own statement said nothing about it — flagging the gap between Washington's framing and Delhi's silence, and the cost to Moscow's energy revenues.
“Трамп заявил, что Индия согласилась отказаться от российской нефти; Моди о нефти не упомянул. (Trump said India agreed to abandon Russian oil; Modi said nothing about oil.)”