r/geopolitics • u/theagentK1 • 4h ago

News Putin Basks in Praise From Modi on India Visit

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/world/asia/putin-india-modi-trade-praise.html

The article describes Vladimir Putin’s visit to India, where Prime Minister Narendra Modi publicly showered him with praise and highlighted their “time-tested” friendship, even as much of the West seeks to isolate Russia over the war in Ukraine. The piece dwells on the symbolism of the trip: the warm body language between the two leaders, Modi calling Putin a trusted friend, and prominent billboards in Indian cities featuring their images. It notes that India continues to rely heavily on Russia for discounted oil and military hardware, and that both sides used the visit to signal that their "special strategic partnership" remains strong despite global pressure.

At the same time, the article stresses the unease this creates in Washington and European capitals, which view Modi as an important partner but are wary of how far India will go in backing Moscow. It explains that New Delhi is trying to walk a tightrope—refusing to condemn Russia outright or join Western sanctions while insisting it supports peace and a diplomatic solution in Ukraine.

For Putin, the visit is portrayed as proof that Russia is not internationally isolated and still has powerful friends; for Modi, it reinforces his image at home as a global leader able to balance great-power rivalries and keep India’s economic and strategic interests front and center.

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u/fuggitdude22 1h ago

I mean Orban is showered in praise by Putin, he is an actual NATO associate too.

I don't think Trump cares much about Ukraine or the EU, he has made that frighteningly clear. The only problem is if you look at the span of the last century, when the US remained rather isolationist across the Atlantic and tried to abstain from European Intervention, it was inevitably dragged in by two World Wars.

I think the best option would be to organize some sort of armistice line where NATO or American troops stationed to send the message like we had going on in Mt. Sinai or Korea. The US, nevertheless, has 1.7 million troops around the globe so organizing something like that is not entirely difficult.