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Russia-India Relations Represent the Only Strategic Partnership with Genuine Substance

Such was the statement made by Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Vyacheslav Trubnikov , Army General and RIAC member, at the press conference on Russia-India relations held in the RIA Novosti Press Center on October 18. In view of the upcoming visit of Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to Moscow, RIAC presented its working paper “ Postulates on Russia-India Relations ” within the framework ...

22.10.2013

Theorising on the Causes of Nuclear Weapons Proliferation

Despite the degree of uniqueness stemming from its particular specifics, each case of nuclear weapons proliferation also exemplifies one or more of the five main determinants of a state’s decision to acquire nuclear weapons that have been identified in the relevant literature: security, domestic politics, norms, technology and economics. While recognising the complexity of multi-causality, I would argue that a careful analysis of existing cases leads to sufficient explanations about the general...

19.10.2013

A New Agenda for Russian-Indian Relations: Press Conference and Video Bridge

In view of the official visit of Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to Moscow on October, 20, the Russian International Affairs Council has issued a working paper Postulates on Russia-India Relations aimed to assess the current status of the bilateral relationship and suggest specific ...

16.10.2013

From Poverty-Haunted Bharat to Great India

Prospects of India’s socio-economic and political development In Russia they have a great deal of respect for India, and yet, they still regard it as part of the developing world. However, the steep rise of this Asian giant has been so impressive that the country ...

19.06.2013

Future International Relations: a View from Beijing

Regular symposium “Future of Global Governance: a View from the U.S.A., Russia, China and India” was held in Beijing under the auspices of the Carnegie Corporation of New York to gather experts on financial and economic risks, world policy and international relations. Russia was represented by RIAC Program Director Ivan Timofeyev, as ...

13.06.2013

Indian politics: Why dark horses perform better

As India braces up for the upcoming general elections, speculation with regard to the likely outcome of the elections and the likely Prime Minister is expectedly increasing by the day. Irrespective of the verdict of 2014, one thing is clear that Indian politics ...

11.06.2013

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

The Republic of India, the world’s second most populous country, is the core and central component of South Asia. To the north-east it borders Pakistan. Indian maps show Jammu and Kashmir marked as Indian territory and also its common border with Afghanistan. Along ...

07.06.2013

Russia-India: opportunities for cooperation

Developing relations with the new centers of power is currently one of the key elements of the Russian foreign policy. India is certainly one of these centers of influence. The Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) pays considerable attention to the project “Russia-India: towards a new agenda of the bilateral relations”. The round table with the delegation ...

27.05.2013

Can Dr Singh salvage his reputation?

... office -- has performed reasonably well is the realm of foreign policy. This assertion is borne out by a number of points. Firstly, Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh has been bold and pragmatic in reaching out to Pakistan, much to the chagrin of hawks in India – including many in his party. Second, he has also kept the relationship with Tehran intact, while ensuring that ties with Washington do not get affected too much. Finally, during the course of his interaction with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang ...

23.05.2013
 

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