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The reality is, Russia (along with the West) always sees India as a hedge/balancer against China, no matter how good the relations between Moscow and Beijing are. All P4 countries are wary that China will one day become too powerful for them to contain. Therefore all of them all trying to prop up India. Russia envisions a multi-polar world where India would play a big part along with China (and itself, of course). Russia's biggest fear, besides NATO, is that China, with all of its economic and military might would be able to annex the resource-rich Siberia; or just buy it out, essentially turning Russia into its vassal state. Therefore, while Russia provides military hardware to China (to counter the US in SCS), it also provides India with same equipment in hopes that it would counter China. But we all know where most of India's military procurements end up i.e, near Pakistan's border. India, unlike Pakistan, pisses itself when thinking about fighting a much more powerful neighbor.
In short, Russia values its relations with India far more than it does with Pakistan. So forget about acquiring high-tech or offensive weaponry from Russia for a very long time. The only meaningful thing Pakistan can provide Russia is access to the Indian ocean via the Gwadar port. But for that, a peaceful and stable Afghanistan (under Pakistan's influence) is the key. And that's a tall order for a country that has been mired in conflict for nearly half a century.
In short, Russia values its relations with India far more than it does with Pakistan. So forget about acquiring high-tech or offensive weaponry from Russia for a very long time. The only meaningful thing Pakistan can provide Russia is access to the Indian ocean via the Gwadar port. But for that, a peaceful and stable Afghanistan (under Pakistan's influence) is the key. And that's a tall order for a country that has been mired in conflict for nearly half a century.
