do you think russia dosent care about russia china relations or trade their trade is more than what is with india and they share borders and russia didnt sell advanced equipment to china
right from SU-27 to S-300 china got whatever best russia had too so have you heard of a nato nation selling all their best equipment to say belarus
what kind of alliance is this ? if russia-china who are founders of SCO is not a military alliance so no way is india a military ally
You are getting it wrong all the way.
There is no way to compare a strategic alliance to an economical one.
For example US and China are trading partners and were once great friends.that doesnt undermine the cold feet dragging between the two.
India and US are emerging as good partners in the international scene,but it didnt guarantee that the relation will be militarily viable(Indians still tink US an enemy and many military programs takes this stance into consideration)Indians didnt submitted themself to yankees despite of stong economic relations.
India-China trade is also significant,that didnt write-off their rivalry and both counter one another.It makes me clear that you didnt get a chance to go through the recent Russian doctrine that was amended in 2009 which takes a an account of China(as an enemy in disguise).Yet Russian-chinese relations high on economical world.
However,there were no standard friends or enemies ,but if one takes an account of the long standing and time tested relationships of Indo-russians many unpublicised treaties and exchanges of know-hows and supports at the international domain were an eye opener.
It makes me no proud to brag about these treaties,since it projects the weakness of India at the same time.But its as important to educate folks that all mountains you see from distance dont offer a smooth ride.
I have been taking note of these things since 1974, my memory might have been diminishing with passage of time
may have forgotten as many names of those centerline figures crucial on both sides in framing such treaties based on national security.