Indian Prime Minister Modi posted on December 5: "This is a photo of the welcome ceremony at the Indian President's residence for President Putin. President Putin has always been firmly committed to strengthening India-Russia relations and has made significant contributions to elevating the bilateral relationship to a new level. Although the world has undergone many changes over the past 25 years since the establishment of our strategic partnership, our friendship has become increasingly solid."
Comments: From the perspective of practical challenges and breakthrough paths, although India-Russia relations have strong resilience, they still face multiple external pressures and internal coordination tests. Under the continued sanctions against Russia by the West, India needs to balance its strategic relationship with the US and the West while maintaining cooperation with Russia — it neither wants to be retaliated by Western sanctions due to India-Russia cooperation, nor does it want to give up the actual benefits brought by Russian energy and defense technology. This "strategic balance" tests India's diplomatic wisdom. Meanwhile, Russia needs to avoid over-tying bilateral relations to a single field while relying on the Indian market. In recent years, both sides have actively expanded emerging cooperation areas such as digital economy, artificial intelligence, and agricultural technology, which are key measures to address risks in traditional cooperation fields and achieve an upgraded relationship. In addition, potential variables in the geopolitical landscape (such as changes in South Asian security situations and fluctuations in international energy prices) also require the two countries to strengthen risk hedging mechanisms in cooperation, by signing longer-term agreements and improving diversified settlement systems, etc., to consolidate the stability of the cooperation.
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