... Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), has been hit by Western sanctions on its energy exports and financial system. Still,
Ivan Timofeev
, Director of Programs at the Russian International Affairs Council, sees new opportunities to be seized. Deepening India-Russia business engagement is one, and the SCO as a constructive and accommodating force is another.
K.A. Dhananjay
from Gateway House spoke to Timofeev who visited Mumbai recently.
Gateway House (GH)
: How does the intensity of Western sanctions ...
Discussion focused on prospects for closer Russia — India collaboration, especially on the economic front
On September 16
th
, Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) hosted a meeting with Dr Dalbir Singh, National Secretary, All India Congress Committee, and Member of the Supreme Advisory Council,...
India’s participation in the Vostok 2022 exercises has injected fresh momentum into the relationship, and this is something that both countries need to build on
India’s participation in the recently-concluded Vostok 2022 exercises has set in motion ...
On September 5–9, 2022, the Ashwamedh — Elara India Dialogue 2022 conference is being held in Mumbai (India), organized by Elara Capital investment bank
On September 5–9, 2022, the Ashwamedh — Elara India Dialogue 2022 conference is being held in Mumbai (India), organized by Elara Capital investment ...
... platform for a new stage in globalizing the world economy. This platform could become an important addition to global institutions such as the IMF and the World Bank and such forums as G20 where developed states thus far largely play a dominant role.
India’s and Africa’s key role
Ekaterina Arapova:
The Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity: America’s Answer to the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership?
India and South Africa may play an important role in developing the North–South ...
A global trust deficit will likely push India and Russia to construct a mutually beneficial and reliable path forward
Power continues to play an important role within international relations (IR). Considering that military might and policies no longer sufficiently resolve certain political ...
... be pursued simultaneously.
In the scenario involving the formation of the Eurasian core for the Global South, the main question is its composition and the resulting scenarios of further expansion. One possible modality would be the RIC (Russia-China-India) serving as a core, with further additions focusing on the largest Eurasian economies such as the G20 countries from Eurasia — Saudi Arabia, Indonesia or Turkey. This route would clearly result in the assembly process being slow and lacking connectivity ...
... 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 Afontsev, 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 ...
... and politically to technologically and militarily.
Even before the outbreak of the
“hybrid war,”
China had overtaken Germany not only as Russia’s principal trading partner, but also as the leading exporter of machinery and equipment to Russia. India, a traditional importer of Soviet and Russian weapons, is now emerging as a major technology partner for Moscow. Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates are Russia’s principal partners in regulating oil output in the OPEC+ format. Turkey and ...
On June 30, 2022, Andrey Kortunov, Director General of the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC), held a meeting with H.E. Pavan Kapoor, Ambassador of India to Russia
On June 30, 2022, Andrey Kortunov, Director General of the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC), held a meeting with H.E. Pavan Kapoor, Ambassador of India to Russia.
They discussed RIAC’s India project portfolio and new prospects ...