Modi’s Russia Visit? D uring the Cold War days, India was the vanguard of the non-aligned movement—a neutral position in the ideological conflict of the superpowers. Neither the Cold War days persist nor bipolarity nor the same superpower arrangement continue to this day. The post-Cold War 21st-century world reflects multipolarity in a competitive global order. Since 2014, India’s foreign policy has undergone a significant shift amidst the swift geopolitical alteration that is all-encompassing across the globe. In such a global environment, the Indian foreign policy wants to restructure how India engages with the rest of the world and eventually become more assertive. The recently concluded 22nd India-Russia annual summit held on 8-9 July 2024, for which Prime Minister Modi visited Moscow, was keenly watched by observers across the globe. This meeting was very noteworthy for a gamut of reasons. This annual summit has been pending for the last three years and this is the first time t
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