India to Skip Moscow’s May 9 Parade as Tensions With Pakistan Escalate

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will not attend the May 9 celebrations in Moscow, but India will still be represented at the event commemorating the 80th anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said during the "Knowledge. First” educational marathon. Peskov did not specify who would represent India at the May 9 events. However, he noted that there would be a separate visit by Chinese President Xi Jinping, which Russia considers significant and is actively preparing for. Peskov added that during the celebration period, Russia will host "a very significant number of heads of state and government from various countries around the world." This, he said, demonstrates their shared pride in the victory over Nazism and shows that Russia has ideologically aligned allies.