Even if such a 'military pact' does exist formally, I do not believe it will amount to anything, SEATO and MENA(at the height of the cold war mind you) exist as supposed counterparts to NATO but few have ever heard of it, it never worked and more or less disintegrated due to conflicting interests.
How would this take months? Planes can literally fly anywhere in the world in days. It might be very expensive, but it is doable
At least the Indians can make surgical masks.
Russia supplying India in wartime would be an obvious violation of its neutrality and will endanger China-Russia relations, something Russia is ill prepared for. The best thing the Russians can hope for is for the war to end very quickly so that them not supplying the Indians with spares, kits, or new weapons, won't have huge consequences for the Indian military (and therefore is less likely to damage bilateral relations). Ultimately though, I doubt Russia would choose India over China considering the former is much less useful to Russia in every single respect and also has been moving much closer to Russia's enemies in recent times. China, as much of a potential threat and a senior partner to Russia, has moved closer to it since the Crimean annexation. The choice is obvious.
Well, we're discussing under the premise if they decide to do so. Which is very unlikely but possible
NGL, going by his youtube upload, he seems calm, doesn't appear out of touch with the priorities and he seems opposed to escalation from the start. A stark contrast from some of his overzealous supporters and party stance.