Modi breaks protocol, shares car with Putin in powerful India–Russia optics

Prime Minister Narendra Modi once again stepped outside normal protocol by riding in the same car with Russian President Vladimir Putin as they left Delhi’s Palam Technical Airport, in a highly symbolic display of India–Russia closeness. The “one car” optics, echoing their earlier joint ride in Putin’s Aurus limousine during the SCO summit, are being read as a deliberate message of personal rapport and a deep, time-tested strategic partnership between New Delhi and Moscow. Watch for more