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It's important to note the reversal in Indian politics in that time. India in the Bangladeshi war for Independence was led by Indira Gandhi, who later assumed E
by fakedang 6y ago
It's important to note the reversal in Indian politics in that time. India in the Bangladeshi war for Independence was led by Indira Gandhi, who later assumed Emergency powers and arrested a lot of her critics and activists, mostly from the RSS. India today is led by the same people she arrested back then.
That being said, Russia has always been close to India ever since the Soviet Era, even though India didn't embrace communism, largely because of the shared history of being opposed by the US at every step, and a mutual interest in curtailing China (which claims a significant part of Russian Amur as part of its Greater China project). For instance, Russia supported India during its first nuclear test, when the US imposed sanctions on it. Russia supported India's actions in Bangladesh as you mentioned, etc.
The current strong ties of India with the US are only because of the shared background of Modi and Trump in right wing politics, and now a shared urgency in containing China as much as possible.
- mandeepj 6y ago> The current strong ties of India with the US are only because of the shared background of Modi and Trump in right wing politics Not true. The friendship between India and US started blossoming during Clinton era, and continue to flourish under Bush as well as Obama
- notsureaboutpg 6y agoI don't think this is true especially considering the US banned Modi from entering the US under Bush. While there were moves aligning the countries beforehand, the fact that Trump and Modi are both right-wing populists (in a world where that kind of ruler is still pretty newly ascendant) has a very good amount to do with current ties.
- fakedang 6y ago> The friendship between India and US started blossoming during Clinton era, and continue to flourish under Bush as well as Obama And yet the US sanctioned India after Pokhran II, and Bush was actively selling weaponry to the Musharraf regime during Kargil. It was only during the Obama years that relations began to thaw.