NEW DELHI: Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that growing cooperation between India and Russia is not targeted at any third country, including the United States, while addressing questions on the future of bilateral ties and Washington’s reactions to them.

In an interview with an Indian media house in Kremlin ahead of his India visit, he was asked how India and Russia should handle US President Donald Trump’s tariff-driven policies, which have also affected India.

Putin responded by saying, “He pursues his own policy, and he has advisers — his decisions aren’t made out of thin air. He has advisers who believe that implementing such tariff policies, involving the imposition of additional duties on trade partners, ultimately benefits the US economy. He is acting in good faith, I pr

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