Beware Pakistan and China: India now gets access to Russian bases, Arctic routes and more – What the New Delhi-Moscow pact unlocks

New Delhi: India has moved into a new phase of defence cooperation with Russia as a major logistics pact between the two countries becomes operational. The two countries can now deploy their troops, warships and aircraft in each other’s territory under a military logistics pact that has moved from paper to practice. Signed in February 2025 between New Delhi and Moscow, the agreement came into force on January 12 this year, according to Russia’s official legal information portal. Russia’s parliament later ratified the deal in December 2025 and cleared the way for full operationalisation. The development adds a new layer…