Ex-Pentagon Official: Trump's Policies United India-Russia, Deserves Nobel

• Former Pentagon official Michael Rubin sarcastically suggested Donald Trump deserves a Nobel Prize for "uniting India and Russia."
• Rubin attributed strengthened India-Russia ties partly to Trump's treatment of PM Modi and India.
• He noted Russian President Putin's visit to India was highly positive for Russia, with India extending unique honors.
• Rubin criticized the US for lecturing India on discounted Russian oil purchases while the US continues to buy goods from Moscow.
• He highlighted India's strategic energy needs as it becomes the world's third-largest economy.

Why It Matters: This story shows how US policy may be pushing India closer to Russia.