Why Narendra Modi criticised Vladimir Putin in Samarkand
Russia is upsetting friends and losing influence in Asia
After vladimir putin invaded Ukraine in February, only two Asian governments, the dictatorships of North Korea and Myanmar, cheered his aggression. Yet the region’s two most populous countries so conspicuously abstained from un resolutions condemning Mr Putin’s attempt to wipe Ukraine off the map that it looked as if they were tacitly supporting the aggressor.
This article appeared in the Asia section of the print edition under the headline “The kaleidoscope turns”
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