Is Indian Public Opinion So Pro-Moscow?

i was asked the other day by a reporter why is it that indian public opinion is so pro russian? And my response was, i'm not sure thatindian public Opinion is very pro russia. I see a lot of elite opinion that is pro-Russian or at least a veryd ted lead opinion. Do you think ther that's a fair statement? Let me start with youyouno. What i find striking about the section of indians who admire putin is how the sort of, the nature of that admiration is quite different from the nature of admiration for putin in other western countries. There's also just this fascination with putin as this strong man,