This looks like a Mil-28N to me.
Yes. In the satellite images, we can only see around 24 on target hits, while the Kalibr missiles were far more accurate. Not sure what's going on. On the other hand, the US ships will have to replenish their missile supplies. That's a lot of money to the defense contractors.
Or, this is a ploy to convince the Trump opponents in the US that he is no Russian puppet.
When Iraq war started, Vajpayee was the PM. I remember BJP took out protest march against US invasion. This time, it is all muted. I would expect some appreciation of Assad's fight against ISIS and other jihadi groups considering BJP's IT cell is busy spreading news (some of them fake, like that video taken from Mexico and blamed on Kerala Muslims) to rile people up in the country. On the other hand, I don't think it is wise of India to get involved. PRC is in a position to support Russia, so Russia is more likely to rely on PRC while India provides little diplomatic value to Russia.
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