US Set To Derail India-Russia Oil Deal

It becomes increasingly difficult for Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to maintain close ties with both the US and Russia. Since becoming the PM in May 2014, Modi has tried hard to shape his government's foreign policy in a different way. The premier has taken various steps to engage multi-polar India with the uni-polar world. Although Modi's tactical moves have helped India emerge as an important player in the global geopolitics, the South Asian country has also started facing problems because of his "balancing" acts.

Lord Palmerstone once said that a nation has neither "eternal allies" nor "perpetual enemies", it has only "eternal and perpetual" interests. Prime Minister Modi, too, tried to promote national interest through his foreign policy. Perhaps, he made a mistake while favouring a multi-polar world and a multi-polar Asia simultaneously. He has invested heavily in...

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