True, Russia has been helpful to us in the past. In return, we supported them with forming NAM.China is in no way interested in India's rise, no matter how many columns Bhadrakumar writes to convince us otherwise. Russia and China is afraid of India becoming US ally, and the frustration manifests. In this time US seems to be more useful to India, and we should aggressively pursue alignment with Japan and Australia. It is not a coincidence that these civilised and developed countries coming together. It will be for India's advantage to ally with them. And we should definitely do whatever it takes to protect us from Chinese arms, be it missile shielf or whatever. ""Many experts suggest that such a missile defence system, being an element of the American global missile shield, could as well be used against Russian and Chinese strategic arms". "It is funny that Russians fumes when countries try to protect themselves from their arms!
