In the midst of the Russia-West rivalry playing out in Ukraine, there is a win-win situation for India, who has been playing on both sides of the wicket, simultaneously pursuing a policy of running with the hare and hunting with the hound. Despite being a member of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue alliance, colloquially known as the Quad, with the United States, Japan, and Australia, India has maintained strong relations with Russia underpinned by arms and energy deals worth billions of dollars. Quad is billed as an anti-China and anti-Russia alliance. Barring India, all the Quad countries …

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