As a person living next to Russia, I tend to follow it’s situation. I know that the exports from Russia to India has been declining for years, following India moving (not all yet) production of weaponry home. Only oil remains strong.

Also India - I think - seems to be projecting more and more “Western” image. Not sure why. Maybe my perception is skewed here, because the CEOs of biggest corporations sound more and more indian every year. Maybe it’s Modi skipping Shanghai Cooperation Agreement summit - and generally avoiding public places where Putin is - since Russian invasion of Ukraine.

So while Russia and India will remain trade partners and probable allies, I think they are currently trying to figure out how to increase their trade ties (and India might be wanting to be hush hush about it for Western publicity). There might be other challenges there - if I remember correctly, the current trade flow is that India buys significantly more from Russia than it sells there, so they might want to increase their exports - but this is totally my opinion.

I know there were plans for more ports and trade corridors before the Ukraine invasion, but I don’t know their status now.

India Russia hate each other to the bone

I don’t think so. Russia supported India during Cold War, didn’t it? It also stood with India during India-Pakistani War. That counts for a lot, especially with older folks - and politicians tend to be older folks.

Compared to polish cities too it’s not that small.

That was my point, what I saw looked like a small, provincial polish city with an old town, tourists, relaxing people, etc.

I really don’t understand where your “Basel is a small provincial town” impression is rooted.

I literally explained that in my last comment. I thought it was small, provincial city, full of medium sized buildings, full of tourists, that was so close to neighboring cities they shared trams. I spent a month there. I swam down the river, was forced to see removed street, had a public grill next to the river, went to see some overpriced art festival, stuff like that.

I remember that after we took a tram to German suburbs (or neighbouring city) there was a lot of police checking out Arabs and their documents.

Thank you though for the population size information. Does it take into consideration metropolitan area across three countries or only the Swiss part? I’m not arguing here, just curious.

No, no, you don’t have to explain that to me, I’m from Poland. It’s just that Basel is like, small and lacking skyscrapers even for me (aka “cozy”), so I always thought during my time there that it’s like, IDK, Perth - not really known world wide nor really associated as the profile picture of the country - and thus my confusion. Does that make sense?

third largest

Oh, I didn’t know that. I loved that place but I thought it’s like… you know, deep province small city.

Yes, but it’s like a small city?

This looks like Basel, is it Basel? Why photo of Basel for Switzerland?

I have a great idea.

Why don’t you all move to Russia?

Definitely outside of Moscow and Pitersburg. Preferably newly “liberated” territories.

I’m not saying Ukraine is good, or USA, or whatever, but I honestly wonder why you have not moved yet.

Pole here: I honestly though it was outlawed in Poland 5 years ago, but despite what Google AI lies, it wasn’t. Catholic Church intervened and the ban never was voted for.

Or the British soldiers that tried help France against the imvasion.

Or to smuggle out the portrait of the Fallen Madonna with the big boobies in a salami.

(Edit: woke up and fixed the title)