How India and Russia got so close | India's geopolitical dilemma

India is under massive pressure to break relations with Russia over the war in Ukraine. But can it afford to do so – and does it even want to? <br /><br />In Part 1 of “India’s Choice,” a special series on India’s geopolitical dilemmas, DW’s Richard Walker explains the longstanding friendship between India and Russia – a relationship built on weapons, technology, and diplomacy. <br /><br />Now with Moscow at war and building closer ties to Beijing, there are growing calls within Delhi itself for a serious rethink. Featuring interviews with Jay Panda, Vice President of India’s ruling BJP, Shashi Tharoor of the opposition Congress, Lisa Curtis, former Senior Director, US National Security Council, Garima Mohan of the German Marshall Fund, and Alexey Kupriyanov of IMEMO, Moscow.