independent Russian

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.)”