History of India-Russia Defence Ties: India was reliant, almost solely on the British, and other Western nations for its arms imports immediately after Independence. However, this dependence weaned, and by the 1970s India was importing several weapons systems from the USSR (now Russia), making it the country’s largest defence importer for decades. Russia has provided some of the most …
Context: During 21st India-Russia summit, Russia ensured to hold a trilateral summit of the leaders of Russia, India and China (RIC) in the near future. What are the challenges in the holding RIC meeting? Earlier, the RIC Summit occurred on the side lines of the Osaka G-20 summit in 2019. Much has changed since then: China’s aggression …
Challenges in India-Russia relations: Despite considerable progress with vaccinations, both countries still face public health concerns and face challenges in controlling the pandemic. Issues with US-Russia ties: Most recently, U.S. President mentioned that Russia will face “economy-jarring sanctions” if it seeks to occupy Ukraine. An uneasy truce between India and China on the border. India-Russia Relations …
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Utility: Can be used in India-Russia, India-China, Quad, Indo-Pacific related questions. How Russia is undermining India’s efforts against China? Russia opposes Quad: Russia’s views regarding the Quad reinforces China’s claim that the Quad is aimed at containing China. Russia advised India to take a “larger look at Chinese foreign policies”. Russia had termed the Quad as …
Concerning Issues in India-Russia relations: Indo-Pacific region: Russia doesn’t welcome the use of the term Indo-Pacific as it symbolizes US leadership, thus it prefers to use the term ‘Asia Pacific’. QUAD Group: Russia views the grouping as a political-military alliance against the Russia-China grouping. Furthermore, the US wants to use the grouping as a tool to …
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Important: India and Russia are celebrating 70 years of establishment of diplomatic relations between them. Background: India-Russia cooperation is based on the solid foundations of 1971 Treaty of Peace, Friendship and Cooperation between the Republic of India and the USSR, 1993 Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation between the Republic of India and the Russian …