New Delhi, March 31 -- The reality is that ISIS-K in particular sees Russia as being complicit in activities that regularly oppress Muslims.

Early this month, America's intelligence services stumbled across some alarming information. Undercover agents buried deep within ISIS told their CIA handlers that the extremists were preparing to attack Russia, probably targeting a concert venue in Moscow where there would be a large gathering of young people. The US embassy in Moscow immediately set about warning its citizens to stay clear of such events in the immediate future and, in accordance with the longstanding "duty to warn" policy between the two countries, shared the information with the Kremlin. But in a speech a few days later, an angr...