Question

Give your opinion on Russia being India's friend.

Answer 1

In my opinion, Russia is a friend of India. Relationship with the Soviet Union was perhaps the most enduring relationship of India during the Cold War period. The Soviet Union provided aid in the form of technology and low-interest credit to India’s heavy industry projects in the public sector. It also provided major weapons to the Indian defense forces and made agreements for licensed-production of some of these weapons in India. Indo-Soviet Friendship Treaty of 1971 was an important milestone in bilateral relations.