TOKYO -- India's international stature has grown sharply due to its role as the effective leader of the so-called Global South, a shorthand term for emerging and developing economies that do not align with any major power blocs.
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How India's Modi helped save the West by buying Russian oil
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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has brushed aside Western criticism of his country's Russian oil purchases as he pushes for "strategic autonomy." © Reuters
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