Assertion: Russia had benefitted from its relationship with India.
Reason: India is the second largest arms market for Russia besides being an oil importer country.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
Russia stands to benefit from this relationship because India is the second-largest arms market for Russia. The Indian military gets most of its hardware from Russia. Since India is an oil-importing nation, Russia is important to India and has repeatedly come to its assistance of India during its oil crises.