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Vladimir Putin and Narendra Modi during a press conference in 2015. PHOTO: AFP Why the Indian Foreign Secretary will seek to bring Russia into the Indo-Pacific Russia is becoming a relevant Indo-Pacific power contrary to the US’ recently expressed expectations Indian Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla will travel to Russia next week on a multi-day visit aimed at discussing multiple topics of shared interest. The most important is to prepare for President Putin’s planned trip to India later this year after both sides claimed that last year’s annual summit was postponed because of Covid-19. The Indian diplomat’s visit will take place against the recent backdrop of Russia and India opening up an air travel bubble between their countries, New Delhi reaching an agreement with Beijing for the “synchronised disengagement” of their forces all along the Line of Actual Control (LAC), and America threatening to sanction India for its decision to go throu ....