The Arctic: The Next Frontier in India-Russia Relations

... Cold’: Myth or Reality? In India, the Himalayas are generally seen as the ‘Third Pole’, apart from the Arctic and the Antarctica. In that sense, experts have described India as a ‘Tri-Polar’ nation. There are critical linkages between these three poles which have a direct impact on India. Arctic research could provide India with clues as to how Himalaya’s climate may change in coming years, given the fact that weather conditions are similar in both places. Melting Himalayan glaciers is something that India has been studying and the Arctic ...