South Asia 2013–2020: Russia’s Opportunities and Risks

... bilateral mechanisms of cooperation and interaction in international structures such as the SCO and CSTО (Collective Security Treaty Organization). Russia’s potential opportunities and risks broadly balance each other out. The importance of the South Asian vector for Russian foreign policy seems set to rise by 2020, due to links with India, Afghanistan and Pakistan and broader security strategy in continental Asia. References 1 . A strategic global forecast 2030 /IMEMO RAS; edited by A.A.Dynkin. M.: Magister, 2011. p. 472. 2 . India’s International Trade. A Tech Segregated Perspective: ...