The Indo-Pacific and Quad, developments in Afghanistan, Russian arms supplies to Pakistan, Russia’s growing closeness to China and India gravitating towards the US are the areas of concern in ties between New Delhi and Moscow
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s visit to New Delhi last week has generated a wave of polarised opinions – from declarations that the Indo-Russian ties are now a historical “nostalgic” legacy to assertions that both countries are successfully working to protect an important relationship in the current geopolitical churn.
Both India and Russia are calibrating their foreign policies to adapt to the challenges created by the changes in global politics and economics. Given the disparate challenges faced by India and Russia, it is not surprising that differences have emerged between them. Incidentally, such divergences exist in India’s relations with all great powers and are probably wider in its ties with the United States rather than Russia.
Both India and Russia are calibrating their foreign policies to adapt to the challenges created by the changes in global politics and economics. Given the disparate challenges faced by India and Russia, it is not surprising that differences have emerged between them. Incidentally, such divergences exist in India’s relations with all great powers and are probably wider in its ties with the United States rather than Russia.