... strategic nature of this partnership can be found in the interaction between the two countries on key issues of international politics, as well as in the fact that, beyond politics, bilateral relations are driven by energy (including nuclear energy), military-technical cooperation and peaceful exploration of space, areas that are of strategic importance for any state.
India imports one third of the oil and gas it consumes and is investing heavily in the development of Russia’s energy resources. This fact is of special significance for Russia today, when the sanctions imposed on Russia mean that companies from the ...
Prepared in the framework of the RIAC and Indian Council of World Affairs Joint Paper
Prepared in the framework of the RIAC and Indian Council of World Affairs (
ICWA
) Joint Paper
Recent Russia-India partnership history goes back to 1971 when the first Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation ...
... Russia and India in defense-related products area but also a reminder of the discussion held before the agreement was signed. The possibility of applying Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (CAATSA) can seriously interfere with future military-technical cooperation between Russia and India. Moreover, 2+2 dialogue between India and the United States (negotiations between the foreign ministers and the ministers of defense of the United States and India), resulted in signing of the
agreement
giving India the right to purchase high-tech ...
... Boeing’s commercial aircraft and rocket engines for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), where the U.S. has no indigenous capacity.
This means individuals and businesses outside of the western alliance – including ones from India – now may face sanctions themselves if they don’t comply with the new rules.
As the economic battle wages, India is caught in the crossfire. Russia is its long-standing strategic partner and for the foreseeable future its irreplaceable supplier ...
... caveat that the country may become severely dependent on the United States in the military and political sense. In this case, India will become a sub-hegemon of the United States in the region and will rely entirely on the U.S. assistance, thus ending India’s military-technical cooperation with Russia.
The second scenario involves the U.S. and Indian leadership furthering their current policy. India will continue along the path to becoming a great power, but this will require the expansion of contacts with ...
RIAC and VIF Report #34, 2017
In 2017, Russia and India celebrate the 70th anniversary of diplomatic relations. Over the years, the two states have steadily developed mutually beneficial ties. Their cooperation has achieved the level of special and privileged strategic partnership. Regular contacts between ...