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Wow, pardon my ignorance. There's a whole wikipedia article on India Russia relations [1]. (I then checked how many bilateral relation articles there are, turns out a lot but clearly not exhaustive). there's a lot to the India Russia relationship dating back to the cold war and it's a close tie.

Pardon my silly US lack of knowledge

[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India%E2%80%93Russia_relations

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On a work trip to India, I had a chance to visit the HAL aerospace museum in Bangalore. It was interesting as a museum of aircraft history but also told a story of diplomatic relations over time as well.

I, as an American, was unaware of Russian-Indian relations until that visit.

Curious, are Americans also unaware of America's close relationship and propping up of Pakistan?

Yes. I'd say the average American when asked which nation the US has had closer relations with (once you screen out the ones who don't even know Pakistan exists) would say "India" 9 times out of 10.

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