The Issue of Connectivity in India-Russia Relations — From Eurasia to the Arctic

... stakeholder in Russian connectivity projects, be it the international North-South transport corridor or the Northern Sea route. At the same time there is a certain difference in how Moscow and New Delhi approach these projects. They clearly focus on hard connectivity elements and, thus, advance quicker in those areas, where economic benefits are more particular, so the INSTC attracts more attention than the NSR. This especially concerns India, while Russia is naturally more invested into both projects. To make their cooperation more systemic the parties might benefit from, first and foremost, agreeing on a joint connectivity agenda or, at least, identifying ...