Why does PM Modi's trip to Russia have geopolitical significance?

New Delhi: In light of the current complex security environment in Asia and especially for those with narrow strategic vision, the event of Russian President Vladimir Putin treating Prime Minister Narendra Modi like a king during his two-day visit to Moscow this week has caused serious heartburn in the west.

In many respects, Russian President Putin received a signal from Prime Minister Modi's customary warm embrace that China is not the only source of support for Russia in the wake of the conflict in Ukraine. Additionally, it was a strong message to the west that India does not want its weakness against China to ever again become a weakness with Anglo-Saxon nations. The first Indian prime minister to visit Austria since 1983 demonstrated India's willingness to work with a non-NATO nation to obtain cutting-edge winter gear and infrastructure technologies.

The bilateral meeting in Moscow should be viewed in the context of past legacy when the west, particularly the US, was promoting dictators in Pakistan rather than Indian democratic leadership for the Great Game in Afghanistan and the military rise of China. This is instead of some western propaganda media labeling the Modi-Putin hug as a rebuff to India's western friends. While it is true that the Soviet Union withdrew from the 1962 war at Mao Zedong's request, western assistance to Pakistan in the 1965 and 1971 wars, as well as during the decades of Khalistan-Kashmir terrorism from 1980 to 2000, has ensured that Indian national security strategists firmly believe that, in the worst-case scenario with China or any other adversary, Bharat is on its own. Additionally

It is time for Indian diplomacy and intelligence to be adjusted to Bharat's needs as the nation advances to become the third largest economy in the world this decade, especially at a time when PM Modi is making audacious diplomatic maneuvers in the country's best interests.

Indian diplomats must cease suffering from "localitis," especially when deployed in the west, and begin defending Bharat impartially against the US and Russia since India adheres to strategic autonomy and is not aligned with either the Chinese or Western camps. There are already indications of this shift among the Indian diplomats stationed in western nations.

Even though Anglo-Saxon forces championed the cause of banned people like Hardeep, they attempted to undermine India's counterterrorism system.

China has enormous economic and military sway over India's neighbors, especially Bangladesh, Pakistan, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and the Maldives. As a result, the Modi government is forced to develop its economic and military capabilities in order to counter China and its proxies, since western support is invariably conditional. Aside from this, internal security and counterintelligence must be reinforced to confront the massive intelligence networks of China and Pakistan, as well as domestic enemies they support in Kashmir, Punjab, and the hinterland. The Indian opposition has decided to live up to its name, which has made Prime Minister Modi's mission more challenging.