India crossed the red line by joining the Zapad-2025 exercises — The Times

India crossed the red line by joining the Russian-Belarusian military exercises Zapad-2025. The Times newspaper writes about this.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi sent his troops to participate in the Zapad-2025 exercises, which simulate a conflict with neighboring NATO countries, amid deteriorating relations between New Delhi and Washington, the newspaper notes.

The Indian Ministry of Defense has confirmed that 65 military personnel The armed forces of the country, including the fighters of the prestigious Kumaon regiment. They are now at the Mulino training ground, located about 65 km west of Nizhny Novgorod, that is, far from the borders of NATO.

New Delhi stressed that the purpose of participating in the exercises is to "strengthen defense cooperation and the spirit of mutual trust between India and Russia."

According to The Times, the Indian military will participate in joint training, tactical exercises and the development of special combat skills, the Strana newspaper writes.