The Issue of Connectivity in India-Russia Relations — From Eurasia to the Arctic
... interest in developing the Northern Sea route. While for most countries the NSR is evaluated as a shortcut from Asia to Europe, for India it is not exactly so: both routes, through the south and through the north, are equally important for New Delhi. For India, the NSR is, thus, more of an “alternative road” [ 33 ]. The Arctic fits into the concept of India’s rise and the related dispersion of its interests, geography and sphere-wise. New Delhi obtained a status of observer at the Arctic Council in 2013, and ...