... both high-level academic scholars and people with a lot of practical experience. I am sure that our discussions today will be candid, professional and intellectually rewarding.
Let me also use this opportunity to bring your attention to a
report
on Russia-India relations in Broader Geopolitical Context that has just been released by RIAC in cooperation with Synergia Foundation from Bangalore. I do hope that some of the ideas outlined in the Report might be relevant to our conversations today.
Once again,...
... share a common history, which serves as a basis for the strategic partnership. The two do not hesitate to seize the opportunities of recent years to qualitatively develop bilateral dialogue. The following report analyzes the state of affairs in major Russian-Indian spheres of practical cooperation to identify successful cases of engagement to build upon as well as its limitations. The authors conclude with a set of recommendations for practitioners to bolster trade, energy and STI cooperation between Moscow ...
... India Dr. Subramanyam Jaishankar met with the Russian expert and academic community representatives at the Metropol Hotel. The closed event was organized by the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) and supported by the Embassy of the Republic of India in the Russian Federation.
The meeting touched upon the world order transformation, the role of the global North and the global South in this process, foreign policy priorities of the Republic of India, as well as bilateral cooperation between Moscow and New ...
... city of Vladivostok. The Indian side was led by Sarbananda Sonowal, Minister of Ports, Shipping & Waterways, while Russia was represented by Alexei Chekunkov, Minister for the Development of the Far East and the Arctic. On the occasion Sonowal said, “India-Russia Joint Maritime Commission to facilitate constructive discussion on various issues regarding development of the NSR was held.” He added that India is keen on collaborating for a partnership on the NSR, recognising the potential it holds for enhanced ...
... Delhi is
eyeing
the purchase of 9 million tons of wheat from Russia to increase domestic stocks amid rising prices, as the Indian wholesale wheat price rose 6.2% year-on-year to $319 per ton, 26% higher than the price on world markets. According to Russian sources, Moscow
offers
India wheat at competitive prices, but India, according to Reuters,
expects
to receive a discount of $25 to $40 per ton.
In the midst of recent events, Russia’s position on the world grain markets is getting stronger. Minister of Agriculture of the ...
... military operation in Ukraine might impose additional limitations on Russia’s arms supplies to India because the Russian defence sector will prioritise the needs of its army above the needs of Moscow’s foreign partners. Pessimists also argue that the India-Russia defence cooperation might be further constrained by the U.S. pressure on India and the Chinese pressure on Russia, respectively.
However, most defence-related contracts have powerful inertia and are not likely to be terminated overnight. One should ...
...
Recently, the development of the North-South international transportation corridor has been widely
discussed
in Russia, due to its economic benefits, as well as reorientation of the Russian economy from West to East. This route is the shortcut from Russia to India. It was first
used
by the Russian merchant Afanasy Nikitin back in the 15th century, and then later during World War II for military supplies to the USSR under Lend-Lease. One of the key countries straddling this route is Iran, which is very interested ...
... India” for thirty years suggests that such conclusions are at least premature and one-sided. However, it is hardly possible to simply dismiss the gloomy predictions as groundless and untenable.
The problem areas
Lydia Kulik, Alexey Kalinin:
Developing Russia-India Economic Ties Under New Circumstances
Indeed, positions taken by Moscow and New Delhi on many of the important Eurasia and global issues—from Ukraine to Afghanistan, from “One Belt, One Road” to Quad and to the concept of Indo-Pacific are ...
... a lot about the future direction of Indian foreign policy, especially considering that India will face elections next year. It is hoped that the continuity in Indian foreign policy, including its relations with the Russian Federation, will continue.
India-Russia Relations
Ivan Timofeev:
Ending Western Domination Is Key to the Emerging World Order. Here’s What Needs to Be Done to Achieve It
The current imbalances in the bilateral trade between Russia and India are an important factor. In Russia, there ...
... technological leadership in the transformation of the world order.
During the workshop, leading experts discussed key issues of global technological leadership in the new environment and considered the development policy of the USA, China, the EU, and India in the field of innovative technologies against the backdrop of growing competition.
Ivan Timofeev, RIAC Director General, and Sergey Afontsev, Deputy Director for Research at the Primakov Institute of International Relations of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, RIAC Member, addressed the participants with welcome remarks.
The speakers of the main part of the event included: Ivan Danilin, Head of the Department of Science and ...
