Pallavi Pal is Research Intern at the Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses, New Delhi.
Russia is one country that India cannot afford to sideline, as it is the only trusted partner with whom India has mutual compatibility and a close political, military and economic partnership for decades.
The way ahead in Indo-Russian ties
Russia is one country that India cannot afford to sideline, as it is the only trusted partner with whom India has mutual compatibility and a close political, military and economic partnership for decades.