Comments by "MarcosElMalo2" (@MarcosElMalo2) on "How India and Russia got so close | India's geopolitical dilemma (1/3) | DW Analysis" video.

  1. I understand that point of view. I understand that India has to do what is best for India. I understand that India was a founding leader of the non-Aligned movement during the Cold War. But betting on Russia’s aggression in Ukraine is not going to help India’s struggle against its real adversary which is China. Russia was weakening before the war and has been accelerating its decline by continuing its criminal misadventure in Ukraine militarily and economically. I can’t blame India for buying Russian energy. Countries in Europe are still reliant on it, despite the sanctions. But India’s stance is seen as giving aid and comfort to a rogue country that has moved from adversarial to the west to a belligerent enemy. This isn’t acting as a non-aligned country and it’s not in India’s long term interest. It’s a diplomatic dead end and you can bet that Beijing will use this to their advantage in the decades to come. India is not playing the long game. China is already increasing its influence in Central Asia, in the so called ‘stans that were part of the Soviet Union. Does India plan on facing this threat by itself? Does it really think it can foster long term cooperation by tying itself to Russia?
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