Afghanistan is going to be the cornerstone for not only Russians, but Chinese and the US as well. No country can bring these three together other than Pakistan, since Pakistan enjoys a large clout in Afghanistan affairs, plus US itself has said Pakistan is vital to any dealings with Afghanistan. We have been dealing with Afghans for over a half century now, they have cultural links to our north west and without us their trade would be meaningless. Like i said, big states think about their own interests. It doesn't matter what India thinks. India can buy weapons from them, fine. But if India refuses to buy from them, then most of your armed forces capability is at stake. Russians only lose the $$$, where are Indians going to go to keep their soviet/russian equipment running? India needs Russia more than Russia needs India. Just because Russia intends to sell equipment to Pakistan, doesn't mean India is going to say we cancel this deal or that. It will hurt you more.