RIAC and VIF discussed the impact of the crisis around Ukraine on Russia — India relations
Short version
On July 6, 2022 the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) and the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) held a round table “Strategic and economic implications of the Ukraine crisis”. Andrey Kortunov, RIAC Director General, and Arvind Gupta, VIF Director, delivered welcoming remarks.
Full version
On July 6, 2022 the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) and the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) held a round table “Strategic and economic implications of the Ukraine crisis”. Andrey Kortunov, RIAC Director General, and Arvind Gupta, VIF Director, delivered welcoming remarks.
The discussion collected such prominent names as D.B. Venkatesh Varma, Former Indian Ambassador to Russia; Sergey Aspansev, Corresponding Member of RAS, Deputy Director for Scientific Work at the Primakov Institute of World Economy and International Relations of RAS, RIAC Member; P.S. Raghavan, Former Indian Ambassador to Czech Republic, Ireland and Russia and a Distinguished Fellow at VIF; Dmitry Trenin, Council on Foreign and Defense Policy and RIAC Member; Gleb Ivashentsov, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation, RIAC Vice President; R.K. Sawhney, Lt. Gen., Senior Fellow and Centre Head at VIF; Alexey Kupriyanov, Head of the Group on South Asia and Indian Ocean at the Primakov Institute of World Economy and International Relations of RAS; Anil Wadhwa, Former Indian Ambassador to Thailand, Poland, Italy and San Marino, Distinguished Fellow at VIF; and Arun K. Singh, Former Indian Ambassador to US, France and Israel and a Distinguished Fellow at VIF.
The participants discussed in detail strategic and economic implications of the Ukrainian crisis for Asia and the world. They particularly focused on the opportunities for Russia – India relations in the new circumstances.
Ksenia Kuzmina, RIAC Deputy Director of Programs, moderated the discussion.