... the broad contours of the emerging international system and regional perceptions of ongoing global processes, including in
South Asia
. The question, then, is what sets the 25
th
SCO summit in Tianjin apart.
The answer seems to lie in how the summit ... ... Sino-Russian International Cooperation
The SCO’s first function was to settle border disputes among five countries: Russia, China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan. This format was first established at the 1996 summit in Shanghai and was institutionalized ...
... shadow of China, Pakistan has been challenging Indian security in the region. The US had also been tried to use Pakistan for its presence in the region and India to contain China’s power, resulted in new great game in the area. On the other hand, China looks South Asia as an economic corridor for its trade relations not only to South Asia but also with South East Asia and West Asia. In this way, South Asia suffers from internal conflicts as well as the misadventure of external powers that needs comprehensive ...
... stabilizing factor in their bilateral relations. The shared vision of a multipolar world, where regional powers like Russia and China can counterbalance Western dominance, further strengthens the trilateral relationship.
Muhammad Athar Javed:
Russia Has ... ... particularly in the defense sector. However, as global dynamics shift, Russia has shown a willingness to diversify its relations in South Asia. While maintaining its strategic partnership with India, Russia recognizes the importance of engaging with Pakistan ...
... such practices, while Islamabad has a long and controversial history of interaction with foreign troops on its soil. But while Russia primarily implies the United States whenever it refers to “external powers,” for India the main external power in South Asia is China.
From the Indian perspective, it is Beijing that seeks to expand its military footprint in different Eurasian subregions, which is fraught with risks for India. In this context, the strength of the Russian initiative is that Moscow offers the main ...
... Moscow and Beijing than a joint condemnation of the DPRK. If the DPRK conducts a new nuclear test, the reaction of Russia and China is unlikely to be different.
It should probably be recognised that no threats, as well as no promises of economic benefits,... ... nuclear New Delhi and a nuclear Islamabad, and a new, albeit illusory, stability will come to the Korean peninsula, as it came to South Asia.
Source:
Valdai. Discussion club
... Agreement, and development of Chabahar Port appear to be guided by these principles.
Vasily Shikin:
Challenges for India — Russia Strategic Partnership
Overall, India's presence in SCO can provide better triangular relations between India, Russia and China to address new security challenges meaningfully, enhance infrastructural development projects, and create a network of regional oil and gas pipelines for the larger benefit of Central and South Asian region. This also blends in with PM Modi's agenda of sustainable development of the region. Notably, at the 2018 SCO summit, the Indian Prime Minister had articulated the foundational dimension of Eurasia being '
SECURE
’. The letters in ...
... various avenues of liabilities. Therefore, this achievement needs to be capitalised further as is frequently quoted “With great power comes great responsibility”.SCO membership is significant triumph for Pakistan for a number of reasons. Pakistan and China are already enjoying amicable relations in almost all spheres especially in the economic domain. China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is the landmark project which is being materialised and is effectively taking this mutual relationship to further ...
... China over many years of complicated Sino-Indian relations. In the last 10-15 years, the relationship between Beijing and New Delhi has improved significantly, not least because of the failure of China's unilateral “tilt toward Pakistan” in South Asia and China’s declaration of “neutrality” on the Kashmir issue. However, Pakistan continues to retain a “special place” in China’s policy. Discussions in various fields, including over military-political matter, are gaining ...
