<h1>Balanced diplomacy advocating dialogue over force to address root causes and strengthen the strategic partnership.</h1> India's promotion of negotiation over military means in the Russia-Ukraine crisis is lauded by Russia as a balanced approach, with Moscow asserting readiness to hold talks to address root causes it links to Western alliance expansion. Russia presents strengthening the Russia-India strategic partnership as a foreign policy priority, citing reciprocal high-level engagement, economic cooperation, and shared aims toward a multipolar international order and increased multilateral cooperation.