Overall, public sentiment surrounding the India-Russia defense partnership is mixed yet leans positively, with significant appreciation for historical ties and mutual support. Many express pride in the relationship, viewing Russia as a dependable ally against Western pressures, while others are cautious about the geopolitical implications, particularly concerning China's influence and India's ties with the West.

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Modi is out there taunting Trump in public - look up his recent remarks about ‘digital aid’. I don’t think he cares about appeasing Trump.

AfterDarkAsset

He shouldn’t. Trump is not a good faith negotiator. There should never be any compromise unless US are willing to sign a trade treaty that will be ratified by Congress with clauses against any future third party sanctions against India or Indian entities. Any compromises may be made in that treaty.

Sumeru88

Is russian oil really an issue ? 

The oil goes to Europe after refining. That's why sanction made an exception to russian oil as long it comes indirectly,uch as through india. 

Keeping that in mind, it does not matter if india keeps importing russian oil. 

How will a large country like India thst pretty much imports all its oil requirements,get oil from elsewhere without oil pricing going up ?

lukup

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Indian PM Modi's got a big headache - How to square things with Trump and get America off India's back.

America's back at the table for trade deal negotiations. India's willing to compromise on red lines like on GMOs and dairy imports and willing to pony up cash to buy American aircraft, weapons and oil.

But that isn't the problem. The problem is the guy in the White House. Trump's the one holding up the trade deal and officials on both sides say nothing's gonna change until Trump's personal grudge against Modi gets patched up.

What's the problem? Trump wanted Modi to kiss his ass. First he asked for a Nobel peace prize nomination, then for India to announce that it'd stop buying Russian oil. Both times Modi said no.

Modi probably wouldn't mind stopping Russian oil imports. He'd probably have done it if Trump had asked nicely. But Trump doesn't really give a shit about that - He wants to humiliate Modi, show India giving up and kneeling before him. He wants to show his MAGA fanboys a PUBLIC win, Modi's only ready to give him a PRIVATE one. That's the stalemate.

So what's the way out? The ball's in Trump's court. Maybe the new ambassador to India(who's one of his main lackeys) could convince him to just sign the deal. Maybe India could offer another sweetener, like a new defence deal with Boeing(who Trump's tight with).

Either way, the pro-US argument in the Indian diplomatic world are holding their noses and keeping their heads down because they've been eating crow with Trump destroying a lot of what they were hyping about the India-US relationship. That's gonna have long-term consequences.

casualphilosopher1

 No, because the russian oil stuff was a excuse.

Jealous_Land9614

Why does Trump demand things from India he is unwilling to do (add new sanctions to Russia). Trump has no tariffs on Russia. I really seems that it is just the excuse to drive India towards Russia while pretending to want the opposite.

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adversecurrent

Nah, Trump is both a fool and a pathological liar. India most likely told him they would continue buying oil from Russia, only for Trump to turn around and lie to the world about it cause he can't help himself.

WallImpossible

They will buy the kazakh oil, totally unrelated to the russian oil ;-)

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JediSun

Very believable, just like him claiming he's stopped 15 different wars around the planet.

renaissanceman71

Trump also said everyone left BRICS. Another thing that didn't happen.

Ok-Data-3595

Trump is overwhelmingly more wrong than right on any statement he makes. If anything this is confirmation that India intends to keep buying.

Igennem

Brave of India, it's still waiting for 2 other S-400 systems it ordered back in Oct 2020. Iran is also in line for replacements.

GoneSilent

Seems like a weird purchase. Does Russia even have any to spare?

Asog88bolo

Are there any available? All of them are tied up protecting Putins dacha

Normal_Purchase8063

Well, I’m sure the kickbacks to the government officials who buy them will be effective, even if the systems themselves aren’t.

Hi_Im_Dadbot

Judged by the rate Ukraine destroys them it is hard to believe Russia has any left for export, didn't they already wanted to buy back those from Turkey ?

PanneKopp

The drones make them burn real pretty if theyre placed like the Russians do.

Greatball5

Is this the S-400 system that is being destroyed by a regular FTP drone? They didn't really help the Russians and Iran. But they shoot down regular passenger planes reliably.

Appropriate-Ball293

Get the items first, then pay. Russia is a bit short on funds these days. Also, maybe check the purity of the oli you buy, I suspect it has been watered down lately.

Extension_Design_699

That can be blown up with inexpensive drones. 

Better than nothing I guess.

Groove4Him

I guess they really want to test how good the Rafales are

DankeSebVettel

Would be interesting if india invites Russia for 5th gen Amca program as a partner 

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SS: New Delhi/Moscow: India and Russia on Tuesday reaffirmed their long-standing commitment to deepen bilateral defence cooperation, sending a clear message of strategic alignment even as geopolitical tensions and Western pressure mount over India's continued oil trade with Moscow.

The renewed push came during a high-level meeting between Indian Ambassador to Russia, Vinay Kumar, and Russian Deputy Defence Minister Colonel-General Alexander Fomin, who oversees international military partnerships.

The meeting comes at a critical juncture, as US President Donald Trump has recently warned of “harsh sanctions” against India for continuing to import discounted Russian crude — a move that Washington says undermines its efforts to isolate Moscow economically. However, both New Delhi and Moscow appear unshaken in their resolve.

Mundane-Laugh8562

Well, that's not very surprising. in 4 years, Trump will be either gone, or the US well on its way to geoplitical irrelevance.

But don't read too much into this. They are just talking. The first step in such talks is always to reaffirm that they want to talk, that everything is peachy and they love each other. Whether anything comes out of this depends on what the individual countries want to get and want to give. Depending on that, this might be anything between just a "we like each other but we couldn't agree to any collaboration" and a "we are merging our armies". With the former being much more likely than the latter.

NoSuchKotH

It was always burning. No need to reignite.

oldschoolguy77

I would have thought Russia needed all the ships they could build right now for their special military action?

leisurechef

Kyivpost lol. The order was given in 2018. And this is the last ship India will be buying from Russia. Or any foreign country for that matter.

Helixdust

crowd rinse observation abundant heavy advise test intelligent point shelter

bahaggafagga

Make sure you pack a puncture repair kit.

Ok_Teacher_1797

Getting a ship from a country with the track record of having the worst navy of all time seems big brain.

sneakysinkpee

It’s scary with drone warfare. How do you stop a swarm of sea drones?

galloway188

Why haven't Ukraine issued letters of marque for Russian ships out there?

1corvidae1

Russia is the temu of warship building. If India are happy with that, then go nuts.

shrewpygmy

If our nobel-seeking leader really wants to get Russia to the table he should be actively garnering support for economic sanctions and trade blocking against them. That would include hindering their ability to gain financially from doing business with other countries such as India. Plenty of ship builders in the world; India can look elsewhere. Why?

How come India is palls with Russia more so than the US? It has never made sense to me that the US is more closely aligned with Pakistan than India but admitted I know next to nothing about why.

whatareyoudoingdood

Russia's missile tech is pretty good. Their ships on the other hand... LOL. 


Far be it from me to tell a sovereign nation how to spend their money, but it seems to me India could have done much better on finding someone who can build a ship that's going to last more than a decade. 

-PM_Me_Dat_Ass_Girl-

In terms of global economics, not only is India buying military from Russia but also oil. 

With China being tariffed heavily, many manufacturers are considering or in process of moving projects to India now. 

Couldn’t this be fairly risky on the geopolitical landscape/ timeline we are in? Seems pretty loaded if us business interests lean heavily into India while Russia and India are business buddies too

Asking for a friend in the state department.

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Russia has committed to enhancing defense ties with India, proposing joint developments in military technology amidst shifting geopolitical dynamics.

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