India, Sept. 17 -- One of the striking developments of the turbulence unleashed in the last six months, has been the revitalisation of the India-Russian relationship. US President Donald Trump is not responsible for all of it, but he has certainly played a leading role in bringing this on.

India-Russia relations have been fairly even in the past decade, and India did not allow its disquiet over the Russia-Ukraine war to affect the relationship. But now, the chill in India-US ties is generating a degree of warmth in our time-tested Russian relationship because the US coolness arises from Washington's efforts to dent India- Russia ties.

Before Prime Minister Narendra Modi rode with President Vladimir Putin at the Shanghai Cooperation Orga...