Vivek Raghuvanshi; Shifting Geopolitics Realigns Indian Relations;
Growing Chinese Muscle Pushes New Delhi Back Toward Russia. Defense News,
Mar. 1, 2010.
http://www.defensenews.com/story.php?i=4518235&c=FEA&s=SPE
("Indian Navy has decided to buy additional MiG-29K aircraft from Russia
worth about $1.2 billion")
N.B. On Jan. 18, 2010, it was reported that India signed a contract to buy
29 Mig-29 fighter jets worth $1.2 billion.
(2) India set to buy 42 more Russian Su-30 fighter jets. RIA Novosti, Mar. 2
, 2010.
http://en.rian.ru/mlitary_news/20100302/158066242.html
N.B. Sukhoi Su-30MKI
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sukhoi_Su-30MKI
(a variant of the Sukhoi Su-30 jointly-developed by Russia and India)
A report that talks about India's two-front strategy in relative details:
Dan Blumenthal, India Prepares for a Two-Front War; This isn't just a change
in military doctrine—it's a reflection of America's declining power in
Asia. Wall Street Journal Asia, Mar. 1, 2010.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704240004575085023077072074.html?mod=WSJ_latestheadlines