India has voted in a new parliament. With the support of smaller parties, Modi has received a third term in office. Will these results change India’s foreign, economic and socio-political policies?

No doubt, the top priority behind the new-found friendship between Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong-un is arms supplies. The Russian armed forces has a great need for conventional artillery ammunition and missiles in the war against Ukraine.

The West—the US, the EU, Germany, Japan, Australia and many other countries—are courting the Indian government and vying for India's partnership, for the closest possible political and economic relations.