'Beautiful bride' India should pick right match: Russia

[Bang Galore]

'Beautiful bride' India should pick right match: Russia


Russia sees India as a bright and beautiful "bride", surrounded by many grooms but wants New Delhi to pick the "right match".

"India now seems to be a beautiful, radiant bride. There are so many bridegrooms always around, proposing their kind and... well, India is Russia's sister, we want a very good match for her. But we are very much against if that bridegroom could deceive one day," Russian Ambassador to India Alexander Kadakin told reporters here today.

He was apparently referring to various world leaders visiting India for having partnership with New Delhi.

Asked about how he sees India-US ties, he said his country was not "jealous" of improving relations between the two. He said Russia was also in the process of expanding its relations with the US.

'Beautiful bride' India should pick right match: Russia

 

[TechLahore]

Brilliant Actually very funny while being a profound statement of self-interest on the part of the Russians

I love the fact that they characterize India as a bride with many suitors and then say they are not jealous of relations between India and the US A contradiction in terms, no?

 

[KALKI]

I love the fact that they characterize India as a bride with many suitors and then say they are not jealous of relations between India and the US A contradiction in terms, no?

Kehne mein kya jata hai?

 

[Lankan Ranger]

India & Russia to ink FGFA Defence Deal - USD $30 billion

India & Russia will ink their biggest ever defence deal during the upcoming India visit of Russian President Dmitry Medvedev to jointly produce the fifth generation fighter aircraft (FGFA). This move will transform their traditional consumer-supplier relationship into that of co-producers.

The FGFA advanced stealth aircraft is expected to compete the US F-22 Raptor, presently the world's only fifth generation fighter, and the under-development F-35 Lightning-II, at an estimated cost of US $30 billion.

"The draft was made during the Russian defence minister's visit in October. The final details of the deal have already been worked out and the file has gone to the finance ministry for the final approval," said a highly-placed official at the Ministry of Defence (MoD), on condition of anonymity as he is not authorised to speak on the matter.

The FGFA is being developed under Sukhoi's PAK FA project. The Indian aerospace major Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) will be its Indian partner.

According to an agreement signed in October 2007, India joined Russia in Sukhoi's FGFA programme, and the two countries will complete all procedures, finalising a commercial contract for the aircraft deal during Medvedev's visit starting December 21.

According to IAF officials, the 30-tonne advanced FGFA, priced around $100 million, will have very advanced avionics, stealth to increase survivability and enhanced lethality. Expected to enter service in 2017, the FGFA's developing cost will be shared between India and Russia. The Indian side so far has put in $250 million.

During this period India will be responsible for developing software for on-board computer systems, aircraft self-defence systems, and a host of other important components.

While India is developing its own two seater version of the FGFA, Russia's version is single seater jet. The IAF alone plans to acquire around 300 of the combat jets and the option to acquire more has been kept open.

Tehelka - India's Independent Weekly News Magazine

 

[Bang Galore]

Brilliant Actually very funny while being a profound statement of self-interest on the part of the Russians

I love the fact that they characterize India as a bride with many suitors and then say they are not jealous of relations between India and the US A contradiction in terms, no?

well, India is Russia's sister, we want a very good match for her

See how carefully he puts Russia in a special relationship. That way they can pretend to act independently of "the other suitors" & not risk being one among many.

 

[LaBong]

awww! that was cute!

 

[TechLahore]

See how carefully he puts Russia in a special relationship. That way they can pretend to act independently of "the other suitors" & not risk being one among many.

God save the marriage in which Russia and the US are sisters-in-law... man this bride analogy is getting complex

 

[cybertron]

haha dats a nice one

"India now seems to be a beautiful, radiant bride. There are so many bridegrooms always around, proposing their kind and... well, India is Russia's sister, we want a very good match for her. But we are very much against if that bridegroom could deceive one day,"

sums up the relation. doesnt it??

 

[Guli Danda]

Awesome!
That was good.
Indeed India has become a beautiful bride.

Accepting the Rise in Peace(RIP)

 

[RoYaL~GuJJaR]

'Beautiful bride' India should pick right match: Russia


Russia sees India as a bright and beautiful "bride", surrounded by many grooms but wants New Delhi to pick the "right match".

"India now seems to be a beautiful, radiant bride. There are so many bridegrooms always around, proposing their kind and... well, India is Russia's sister, we want a very good match for her. But we are very much against if that bridegroom could deceive one day," Russian Ambassador to India Alexander Kadakin told reporters here today.

He was apparently referring to various world leaders visiting India for having partnership with New Delhi.

Asked about how he sees India-US ties, he said his country was not "jealous" of improving relations between the two. He said Russia was also in the process of expanding its relations with the US.

'Beautiful bride' India should pick right match: Russia

LOL, It is funny by reading the use of words from Russian ambassador..!

But if one can take a look at his words closely :-

India is Russia's sister

This is clear enough to let some people know the kind of relation we enjoy with our oldest/bestest/relaible/allweather...... Friend..!

 

[GMSS]

ek taraf gharwali,ek taraf baharwali

 

[TankGirl]

India is indeed a beautiful bride, in fact too beautiful for just one suitor to handle. She will be like a modern day Draupadi, with not one but five powerful countries ready to follow her every command. Russia will definitely be one of them and will not be sad about it. On the contrary, they will be happy to share her along with the others, because they understand that she needs much more than they alone can provide.

 

[ajtr]

India is indeed a beautiful bride, in fact too beautiful for just one suitor to handle. She will be like a modern day Draupadi, with not one but five powerful countries ready to follow her every command. Russia will definitely be one of them and will not be sad about it. On the contrary, they will be happy to share her along with the others, because they understand that she needs much more than they alone can provide.

one thing to remember with draupadi aka panchali is that she was responsible for the whole destruction in mahabharat(present equivalence of world war).So people will be wise enough to chose right adjectives.

 

[conworldus]

Haha the Russian statement is so demeaning to India and Indians here just cheer. Russia basically calls your nation a girl, or more accurately a piece of meat.

 

[Abhishek_]

^humor is a human trait, beyond the comprehension of autobots.
fyi most nations are referred as females, Mother India, Mother Russia