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The China Factor in India’s Blooming Relationship With Russia
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Russia, and the promise of greater collaboration and trade, was a crude reminder of India’s significance – not just to Russia and President Vladimir Putin, who welcomed Modi warmly, but as a balance to China, …