During the state visit Russian President Vladimir Putin to India for annual India-Russia summit, the two nations inked a series of high-impact agreements spanning...
The Government of India dismissed Rahul Gandhi's allegations that he was blocked from meeting Russian President Vladimir Putin, stating that it is up to the visiting delegation to organize meetings outside the government schedule.
In the background, the Modi–Jaishankar doctrine is evident. Multi-alignment, not non-alignment, strategic autonomy without yelling anti-West slogans, and a determined unwillingness to let either Washington or Beijing dictate whom India may cooperate with. This is as much about avoiding overdependence on China as it is about rejecting Western pressure.