In the 21st century a country held together by force will be not a long term future. This applies to Russia more then any other country. The Chechen resistance has now also inspired and influenced other Muslim Caucasians to stand up for their own rights. Russia is now planning to put down every resistance movement by force - this will have a counter effect, and it will only make the resistance even more persistant. Besides the Muslim population of Russia, the country has many many more problems. Demographics, the rapid decline of ethnic Russians and increase of minorities. Geographics, every neighbour of Russia is either a vassal or enemy, Russia doesnt have a single friend in this world. The size of Russia also requires the country to have a huge army at active duty - this drains the Russian economy. The economy which is already stagnated by the economic recession. I can continue on like this forever. My point is, Russia is now at its weakest point in history. Do not be fooled by the illusion Putin has created, it is merely an illusion. I added a video here, the guy talks about the strength of Russian geopolitics, its pretty good.
Russian geopolitics
As for India, the country has for decades tried to reach superpower status and failed. This is because India is not united, but heavily divided by various clans who control various regions of the country. There is no real single authority control over thecountry. India is more like a federal state then a republic.