The Spectator recently published an article entitled:

[https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/theres-nothing-equal-about-russias-relationship-with-india/]

There's Nothing Equal About Russia's Relationship with India. 

This laughable article posits that Russia is the past and India is the future and is clearly designed as a 'snigger' piece against Putin.

But the really laughable thing is that UK PM Keir Starmer was recently in India - the former 'jewel in the crown' of the colonial British empire - cap in hand begging for trade deals.

The UK used to force its colony to take its manufactured goods often made from raw materials sourced from the same colony at bargain prices, but now the tables are turned.

India is a massive potential market and everyone wants a piece of it to fund their own futures. Including China, Russia, the UK and USA.

The difference is that Russia can sell stuff that India actually needs and wants - energy, space and drone technology - while all the UK can sell is pork pies and AFVs that don't work.

And remember: The first Indian to go into space didn't do it on a British rocket, he did it on a Russian rocket.

There's nothing equal about the UK's relationship with India either but we didn't see any articles headlining this when Starmer last visited, only stuff like this:

The India trade deal is a triumph for Keir Starmer

[https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/the-india-trade-deal-is-a-win-for-keir-starmer/]

What's the difference? Putin is bad - Starmer is good. It's really that simple.

More fodder for those who suffer from Putin Derangement Syndrome.