Modi backs his Russian ties, regardless of what Trump thinks

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Narendra Modi isn’t backing down from his Russia ties, no matter how loud Donald Trump shouts about it. On Friday, the Indian prime minister said he had a “very good and detailed conversation” with Vladimir Putin and confirmed the Russian leader would visit India later this year. Modi wrote on X that he thanked Putin for sharing the “latest developments on Ukraine,” reviewed progress in their bilateral agenda, and reaffirmed the so-called “Special and Privileged Strategic Partnership.” Then came...