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India and Russia: Navigating the Challenges Amidst Global Geopolitical Shifts

Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Associate Fellow, VIF Commentary

Introduction

In the post-COVID era, the global geopolitical landscape has been highly unstable and marked by continuing military conflicts with far-reaching implications globally. Even the countries that are not directly participating in ....

February 24, 2025 International Relations and Diplomacy , Russia , Commentary , SCO , QUAD , BRICS , EAEU , Ukraine War , Multipolar World

Russia and India: The Need for a New Agenda for Cooperation

Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Commentary

The global situation is likely to become even more uncertain and complex as President Trump begins to unfold and implement his radical policies. His repeated threats during the campaign for about the imposition of tariffs on imports from China and ot....

January 27, 2025 International Relations and Diplomacy , Russia , Commentary , India , US , China , Russia , World Order

Tensions in Russia-Japan Relations

Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF Article

The Russia-Ukraine war has cast a deep shadow over Russia-Japan relations. The immediate prospects for improvement look bleak. Japan imposed sanctions on Russia a day after the Russian invasion of Ukraine on 24 February 2022. Russia reacted by inc....

November 18, 2024 International Relations and Diplomacy , Russia , Article , North Korea , Russia , Indo-Pacific , Japan

The significance of PM Modi's Visit to Russia

Dr Pravesh Kumar Gupta, Associate Fellow, VIF Article

Background

On July 8th and 9th, the Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, visited Moscow to participate in the 22nd India-Russia Summit with President Putin. The summit was a significant event in global geopolitics, allowing Prime Minis....

July 25, 2024 International Relations and Diplomacy , Russia , Article , INSTC , Make in India , Arctic , Northern Sea Route , India-Russia Summit , Chennai-Vladivostok

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Visit to Moscow Sets an Example of Relations Between Great Powers

Timofei Bordachev Commentary

Relations between Russia and India are exemplary from Moscow’s perspective, as they demonstrate how powers should interact amid the changing international order. First, their relationship is grounded in the responsibility which governments have to ....

July 18, 2024 International Relations and Diplomacy , Russia , Commentary , INSTC , trade , Moscow , Modi Visit , India Russia Summit

Modi embraces the bear as the Eagle looks on

Amb P S Raghavan, Distinguished Fellow, VIF

The Modi govt has broadened India’s relationships with Russia as well as with US & its allies. It’s about protecting core national interests while building on convergences & managing differences. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent visit t....

July 16, 2024 International Relations and Diplomacy , Russia , India Russia Annual Summit , Modi Putin

View: Modi's visit shows our relations with Russia not legacy holdout

Amb D.B. Venkatesh Varma, Distinguished Fellow, VIF

That Prime Minister Narendra Modi's much-anticipated and watched journey to Moscow, his first bilateral visit following the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, was opportune and overdue tells something about India-Russia ties. PM Modi and President Vladimir Pu....

July 16, 2024 International Relations and Diplomacy , Russia , Russia , PM Modi , Vladimir Putin , bilateral Relations

As Russia-Ukraine conflict reaches two year mark, it is advantage Putin

Amb D.B. Venkatesh Varma, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

With the West locked into a semi-permanent conflict with Russia, and the fraying deterrence equations between the big powers, the consequent disequilibrium on the Eurasian continent is a matter of deep concern. It works primarily to China’s advanta....

February 24, 2024 International Relations and Diplomacy , Russia , Article , Russia , Putin , NATO , Ukraine Conflict

Remarks by Russian Ambassador Denis Alipov at the Open Discussion at Vivekananda International Foundation, January 8, 2023

H.E. Mr Denis Alipov Commentary

Good afternoon! Esteemed Dr Gupta, Esteemed Dr Bystritskiy, Dear colleagues, To begin with, I would like to congratulate everyone and welcome the conference that the Valdai Discussion Club and the Vivekananda International Foundation have orga....

January 11, 2024 International Relations and Diplomacy , Russia , Commentary , India , Russia , SCO , BRICS , G20 , Valdai Discussion Club , External Affairs Minister , Denis Alipov

Achievements and Potential of Economic Cooperation Between India and Russia

Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF Article

India today is the fastest-growing economy in the world, with a strong outlook of 7-8 per cent growth rates for the coming decade. Russia, despite having become the most sanctioned economy in the world, has shown uncommon resilience and returned to p....

January 10, 2024 International Relations and Diplomacy , Russia , Article , economy , Connectivity , Payments , Russia in India , India in Russia , Act Far East policy