Recently, Sino-Indian relations have warmed up, and India has suppressed Chinese companies on the grounds of groundless accusations. However, at this tense moment, Russia has extended a friendly hand to India by inviting Prime Minister Modi to visit Moscow. According to reports, Indian Foreign Minister S Jaishankar and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov held a joint press conference in Moscow to announce a series of important cooperation agreements between the two sides. Lavrov said that Russian-Indian cooperation is strategic and in line with the national interests of both countries. Such a move is a big positive for India, which has been worried that Russia's military needs are too large and may reduce foreign exports. However, Russia has lived up to India's expectations, and this cooperation further strengthens the friendly relations between the two countries and demonstrates the importance that Russia attaches to India. Putin** invited Modi to visit Russia during his meeting with Jaishankar, a move that once again proves the friendly relations between Russia and India.
The Russian-Indian cooperation agreement covers a number of areas, including joint production of military equipment and the expansion of cooperation in transportation. Lavrov said the two sides want to connect Russia and India by sea routes, railways and roads, establish an international north-south transport corridor, and restart the sea route between Chennai and Vladivostok. The implementation of these cooperation plans will further strengthen the economic and development ties between Russia and India, and also bring more development opportunities for the two countries.
The Russian Far East is experiencing a booming economy, and this progress is largely due to the support and participation of China. Russia hopes to share China's experience and achievements in the development of the Far East by promoting cooperation with India. The importance that Russia attaches to India is evident in the fact that it wants to build a strong cooperative relationship with India and is willing to share the fruits of its development with India, despite its past disputes with Russia over local currency settlements.
Despite the close ties between Russia and India, we have to remind Russia that India's attitude towards its partners is not stable. Despite the current friendly cooperation between Moscow and India, it is doubtful that India will remain loyal to Russia in the long run. Russia is still cooperating with India despite its close attention to India's crackdown on Chinese companies. This demonstrates Russia's position of neutrality between China and India, however, Russia's eagerness will not help if India does not firmly support Russia in the long run.
To sum up, the escalation of the Sino-Indian conflict and India's suppression of Chinese companies may cause doubts about Russia's attitude. However, Russia continues to cooperate with India and has invited Modi to visit Russia. This shows that Russia and India still maintain friendly relations and are interested in expanding areas of cooperation, including the resumption of sea routes between Chennai and Vladivostok. Although Russia attaches great importance to India's cooperation, India's instability also needs to be vigilant. In the future, cooperation between Russia and India still faces a number of challenges, which require the joint efforts of both sides to maintain long-term friendly relations.