(March 29, 2023 at 12:04 pm)GUBU Wrote: India's interests are all about protecting their borders from China. Up until recently Modi believed the bullshit that Russia was peddling about its wunderwaffen. Given how piss poor Russian materiel has been in Ukraine and how missing Russia's latest weapons have been, even Modi must realise he's been had. And if Russia is a waste of space for India, who does that leave?
India has been pivoting to American weapons for a while, with more to follow after this shitshow. They're deeply concerned about supply-chain issues hurting their ability to maintain their Russian military platforms -- both ground and air -- especially given the tightening Russian economy and its increasing reliance on Chinese components.