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In India, analysts are arguing that the more leverage China gets with Russia, the trickier it will become for the South Asian nation.
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NEW DELHI – An increasingly isolated Russia wants to deepen ties with India, but a key question for New Delhi is whether the growing relationship between Moscow and Beijing will impact the South Asian country’s national security in any way, say analysts.
In its 2023 foreign policy doctrine released on March 31, Russia says it will “continue to build up a particularly privileged strategic partnership” with India with the aim of expanding bilateral trade, and strengthening investment and technological ties.


