New Delhi: Russian President Vladimir Putin’s upcoming visit to New Delhi amid strain in India-US ties has attracted the attention of global media which says “New Delhi will have to do some extreme contortions” if it plans to cut a deal with Moscow without further alienating the west .

In Financial Times’ India business briefing, Veena Venugopal looks at Russian Putin’s forthcoming visit, at the heart of which is a question—will India buy more arms from Russia?

“In August, the head of Russia’s agency for military co-operation, Dmitry Shugayev, said the two countries were discussing the S-400, Moscow’s advanced long-range surface-to-air missile defence system. These were reportedly very effective during Operation Sindoor in May,” she writes. “In 2018, India paid $5bn to acqu

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