... other dimensions of national power of the legs in both pairs are obviously asymmetric. India is far larger, richer and stronger than Pakistan, while the same is true for Russia vis-a-vis Ukraine. That said, neither Pakistan nor Ukraine is so weak that India or Russia could ignore or manipulate their neighbour with impunity. For India, Pakistan is a much more important foreign policy problem than, say, the neighbouring Sri Lanka, where New Delhi also faces numerous challenges in sustaining its traditional influence....
On October 6, 2022, Andrey Kortunov, RIAC Director General, had a meeting with Rodrigo de Lima Baena Soares, Brazilian Ambassador to Russia, and Pawan Kapoor, Indian Ambassador to Russia
On October 6, 2022, Andrey Kortunov, RIAC Director General, had a meeting with Rodrigo de Lima Baena Soares, Brazilian Ambassador to Russia, and Pawan Kapoor, Indian Ambassador to Russia.
The following issues were discussed during the meeting: ...
On September 30, 2022 the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) together with the Moscow Chamber of Commerce and Industry held a roundtable Russia – India Energy Cooperation under New Geopolitical Conditions. The event was closed from the public
On September 30, 2022 the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) together with the Moscow Chamber of Commerce and Industry held a roundtable Russia ...
On September 28, 2022 the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) in cooperation with the North-Eastern Federal University in Yakutsk and Northern Forum international organization held a roundtable titled “Russia — India Collaboration in the Arctic: Interests and Opportunities”
On September 28, 2022 the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) in cooperation with the North-Eastern Federal University in Yakutsk and Northern Forum international organization ...
... 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 on ...
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,...
... States has concerns about any
country exercising with Russia
.”
What is worth noting here is that Russia–India relations have strong relations in the field of defense, in the field of trade, the ties are still languishing.
As per official figures, India-Russia bilateral trade during FY 2020 stood at a mere US$ 8.1 billion
. As compared to this, India’s trade with countries like the United States and China is much higher. This is a big worry for policy-makers on both sides. The Joint Statement issued ...
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 ...
... “The Story of India, the Rich” fields [
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].
For generations Russians have danced to the tunes of Bollywood songs and Indians reciprocally showed their interest in Russia through Anna Pavlova’s ar fieldst [
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] and so on. A recent example of India-Russia soft power is Vladimir Tolstoy’s 2021 visit to India. Being the great grandson of Leo Tolstoy and cultural adviser to the Russian president, his visit symbolically emphasized the strong soft power of both nations, to each nation fields [
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... possibility would be an assembly process modelled on the UN, which would involve the creation of a forum for all the developing economies of Eurasia with a Eurasian Security Council represented by the largest economies of the continent (G20 members (China, India, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Indonesia, Turkey) as well as possibly Iran). Another possibility in this UN-type scenario is the SAGES Economic Council that brings together the main regional blocs of Eurasia as a more inclusive version of the UN Security Council....
