... Andrey Volodin
, Honorary Member of the Vivekananda Foundation Ambassador Rangachari, and Senior Fellow at the Vivekananda Foundation Sushant Sareen.
The discussion focused on the development of cooperation agenda of the two think-tanks. Experts from India spoke in praise of the new RIAC publication on Russian-Indian relations and expressed their willingness to support the Council’s initiative on the analysis of potential cooperation between Russia and India. The parties should concentrate on ...
On September 10, 2016 the Russian International Affairs Council held a meeting with Secretary (West) of India’s Ministry of External Affairs Ms. Sujata Mehta.
The discussion focused on India-EU relations after Brexit.
The event was opened by RIAC Director General Andrey Kortunov. He noted that the development of relations between India and the United ...
... development.
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The Muslim Question
Finding an answer to the Muslim question is also becoming more urgent. As we have already noted, Myanmar is a Buddhist country. Still, there is also a Muslim population, formed mostly by descendants of settlers from India and Bangladesh.
Official statistics
number them at about 4 per cent of the population, unofficial data estimates up to 10 per cent.
The so-called Rohingya problem has recently also exacerbated. The Rohingya people are ethnic Bengalis who live mostly ...
On September 5, 2016, Indian Ambassador Pankaj Saran visited the Russian International Affairs Council.
RIAC President Igor Ivanov briefed his guest on the Council's projects on India, Asia and Asia-Pacific. They also willingly exchanged opinions on the role of independent ...
... Asia, above all China. As Russia’s new Asian policy takes on greater conceptual depth, new outlines of Russia’s interaction with Japan and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) countries also take shape. And it is only with regard to India that comparable foreign policy steps have not been taken.
Meanwhile, India itself has entered a period of active change. In 2014, Narendra Modi, a modern and ambitious politician, became India’s Prime Minister. His programme entails enhancing ...
... development and peace.’
President of Turkmenistan
Slowly but surely, steps are being taken to actually start the construction of the TAPI pipeline. But what exactly is the motivation of the four countries (Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan and India) to take part in this project, and what are the main challenges they are facing? Who is supporting the project and what factors are pushing neutral and closed Turkmenistan to reach outside of its borders? Finally, what are the project’s current ...
... security problems of the region. While the central focus of the meeting was on the fight against terrorism and extremism, the question of extending membership to several countries was discussed. The main result of these discussions was that Pakistan and India signed memorandums of obligation to join as full members. It is expected that they will accede to the organization by 2017.
Expansion of the organization into South Asia is being viewed as crucial to tackling security threats that affect the entire ...
... the status of full SCO member states in the near future will boost the organization’s potential and provide a fresh impetus to further securing its role on the regional and international arena.
The
signing
of the Memorandum on the Obligations of India and Pakistan for becoming SCO member states was a landmark event that took place in Tashkent (link in Russian). The final phase of their accession to the organization was thus launched. It also reaffirmed the positive dynamics of the SCO’s development ...
... means for settling international conflicts.
Why is the organization expanding now? Is it due to new threats and challenges?
Of paramount significance were the SCO decisions taken at its 2015 summit in Ufa on the launch of the procedure for admission of India and Pakistan. The status of Belarus was elevated from partner to observer. More partners were invited, among them Azerbaijan, Armenia, Cambodia and Nepal. Thus, the group now incorporates 18 states and about 44 percent of the globe's population....
... the importance of disseminating educational products and services of the BRICS countries through the Internet, and submitted the
RIAC report on university e-internationalization
.
Anna Kuznetsova also held a number of meetings with representatives of Indian think tanks, involved in the study of international relations. During the meetings, the sides discussed various issues of promoting cooperation between their organizations.
Digital BRICS Conclave 2016
