India maintains ties with Russia amid the war in Ukraine. New Delhi hopes that this move will prevent a deepening of the China-Russia alliance, citing the RBC-Ukraine article “Why India’s Modi arrives in Ukraine, and how his visit could influence course of the war.” “One reason for India’s Russia-leaning neutrality is to prevent even closer China-Russia alliance. India hopes that by maintaining its good relations with Russia it will be able to ensure that the China-Russia alliance does not deepen,” said Manoj Joshi, a senior fellow at the Indian think tank Observer Research Foundation, in an i…