[Worldtraveler once upon a time]

--- "Covering his bets, as any good leader should do."

Well noted. Besides, our United States and the EU are also continuing to "cover their bets," though this complexity doesn't get so well noticed.

The US and Europe are still doing billions of dollars’ worth of business with Russia despite years of war CNN, 14 August 2025.

Some details of which one might take notice.

[Owen]

A quick look at the wiki —

Modi’s degrees are BA and MA in Political Science. A blurb has been added challenging the degrees.

Xi’s academic background is in law.

Putin’s academic background is in mineral economics.