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Sameer Saran’s Bold Response on India’s Longstanding Ties with Russia In a sharp and confident exchange, Sameer Saran responds to a pointed question about India’s enduring relationship with Russia, delivering a masterclass in realpolitik. He explains why India doesn’t take sides based on pressure, but based on principle and...

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Ananth1 year ago

@samirsaran you should also ask why they support pakistan!

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MajGen Panwar B S, AVSM,SM, PhD ( Veteran)🇮🇳1 year ago

Very relevant 👌

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Singh1 year ago

Brilliant

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Fanindra Gupta1 year ago

International politics is not obligation to friends and other countries. It is based on self promotion only. Their is no friends and well-wishers in geopolitics at obligations. Every obligation looks for something which they don't have. If you failed to serve you are enemy.

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Desi Hendrix1 year ago

Wow. Very well answered

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