India used the air base at Ayni in Tajikistan during a 2001 evacuation operation after the Taliban seized power in Afghanistan.

Still, India maintains close ties with Russia, and is its partner in BRICS, SCO and the G20. New Delhi views this as a strategic step to curb Chinese dominance within these groupings, and endeavors to keep its own interests on Moscow’s radar.

In a phone call with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the prime minister assured Trump that India would cease buying oil from Russia.

The bench, which noted the complicity of Russian embassy officials in helping the Russian woman to flee the country with the child via Nepal and Sharjah in UAE, said Delhi Police sent notices to the Russian authorities seeking further information,

Top officials of Indian and Russian militaries in a meeting here reaffirmed their commitment to elevate the bilateral defence cooperation and mulling new avenues for collaboration and knowledge sharing.

Oil India has been unable to transfer a $300 million dividend from its stakes in two Russian oil fields recently sanctioned by the United States, with the funds currently held in Russian banks, Chairman Ranjit Rath said on Tuesday.