Excuse me, but, I thought India was an ally in democracy as well? What is going on that Russia is selling munitions to India?

Typical Putin. Russia gives the facade as being friendly to India so long as it purchases its military munitions from them. That will not limit Russia's involvement in the conflict brewing between India and China. That will simply put Russia in as a broker to both sides while limiting the available technology to India is what it is WILLING to sell them.

Once a communist, always a communist and Russia has done little to discourage China's plans to expand its borders.

This has to be the lamest foreign policy of the USA with India one can imagine.

March 13, 2020

Washington - The United States and India (click here) on Wednesday agreed to strengthen security and civil nuclear cooperation, including building six U.S. nuclear power plants in India, the two countries said in a joint statement....

India has 1.3 billion people with a fair number of them impoverished. So, as part of it's national defense India is trying to make the potential of wealth to other countries. Russia gets Indian money for military munitions while the USA gets six more nuclear power plants to build. WHILE India is being crowded out in the north by China and Pakistan.

This has got to be the worst foreign policy ever too exist and it is probably replicated with other countries. The USA is not involved militarily while Russia is raking in plenty of money to bolster an economy burdened with sanctions. TRUMP IS CIRCUMVENTING THE USA MILITARY INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX TO ALLOW RUSSIA ECONOMIC INCOMES OTHERWISE PROHIBITED BY SANCTIONS. TRUMP IS MANIPULATING THE INTERNATIONAL ARENA TO BENEFIT RUSSIA.

July 2, 2020

The Defence Ministry (click here) on Thursday approved a proposal to acquire 33 new fighter aircraft including 12 Su-30MKIs and 21 MiG-29s along with upgradation of 59 MiG-29s at a cost of Rs 18,148 crore.

“Addressing the long felt need of the Indian Air Force to increase its fighter squadrons, the DAC also approved the proposal for procurement of 21 MiG-29 along with upgradation of existing 59 MiG-29 aircraft and procurement of 12 Su-30 MKI aircraft,” the defence ministry said in a statement on Thursday after a meeting of the Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) under the chairmanship of Defence Minister Rajnath Singh .

While the MiG 29 procurement and upgradation from Russia is estimated to cost Rs 7418 cr, the Su-30 MKI will be procured from HAL at an estimated cost of Rs 10,730 cr.

The decision comes in the wake of high tension along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Ladakh where Indian and Chinese troops have been in a standoff position for several weeks now....

India needs to realize Russia can cut off any supply of parts to these jets and end the relationship "at will" now that it is engaged in a border war with China. India needs to rethink it's national security as should many other countries currently bogged down in economic deals with Russia.

We are looking at a very different leader than The West is used to in the former president Hu Jintao. China has made Xi a permanent fixture in the presidency, so it really isn't a presidency so much as a dictator. The same can be said today if Putin rides the popular vote into a forever dictatorship of Russia. Lenin would roll over in his grave. It wasn't enough to get rid of the Czars, Putin is now installed as Russia's permanent president.

Hu Jintao was interested in improving the Chinese quality of life and openly welcomed Wall Street to conduct employment at very low rates of pay. Hu Jintao brought the Olympics to China. He was a far more benevolent leader than Xi. I think it is time to reassess China's plans for the future in expansionism and intolerance of democracy.

India needs to stop believing its neighbors are friendly and realize it is in the pit of hell.

July 2, 2020
By Shiahir Gupta

Myanmar, China’s closest ally in southeast Asia, (click here) has pointed fingers at Beijing for arming insurgent groups with sophisticated weapons and sought international cooperation to suppress rebel groups. In a recent interview to Russian state-run TV channel Zvezda, Myanmar’s Senior General Min Aung Hlaing said terrorist organisations active in Myanmar are backed by ‘strong forces’ and sought international cooperation to suppress rebel groups.

The reference to ‘strong forces’ was widely seen to be a reference to Myanmar’s neighbour in the north, China.

Myanmar military spokesperson Brigadier General Zaw Min Tun later elaborated on the comment made by the Commander-in-Chief of Myanmar’s armed forces. The spokesperson said the army chief was referring to Arakan Army (AA) and Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA), terrorist organisations active in the Rakhine State in western Myanmar that borders China....