I was going through some old articles about India and Russia bilateral relationship, came across with this one, kinda interesting, also kind aold. Indo/Russian romance, is it over?
http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/181_121282,0030.htm
Whenever Vladimir Putin comes to India there are a lot of banquets, an inevitable joint declaration and much nostalgia. There is some talk about buying Russian arms and greater cooperation in the hot multilateral topics of the day: terrorism, software and energy. And that’s the way it remains until the next summit.
But what exactly is the Indo-Russian relationship really about today? The answer: Less and less. This is an admission that both Indian and Russian officials will tell you, quietly and off the record.
The reason: the shared ground between Indian and Russian interests is shrinking, not expanding.