Russia Tries to Balance India and China
During Indian prime minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Vladivostok for the annual Eastern Economic Forum earlier this week, Moscow and New Delhi signed on areas ranging from defense to energy. The Indian leader also pledged in credit to the Russian Far East, a region in which the Kremlin has long sought to spur economic growth. Although Modi was the forum’s chief guest this year, China was on the minds of many Western journalists observing the event. Unsurprisingly so. Chinese president Xi Jinping was the star of last year’s event and the ...
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