Strategies of cooperation: Russia and India’s common interests yield differing responses
For India, Russia’s resurgence will create a greater balance in global affairs. Russia’s decline has facilitated China’s rise, which is against India’s strategic interests.
For India, Russia’s resurgence will create a greater balance in global affairs. Russia’s decline has facilitated China’s rise, which is against India’s strategic interests.
The consequence of American/European policies to strategically contain Russia through the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation and European Union expansion into former Soviet space is the strengthening of a formidable rival to their own power in an increasingly assertive, nationalist, militarily stronger and demographically huge China. A potential United States of America-China diarchy would be at the expense of large and autonomous countries like India and Russia.
By Kanwal Sibal
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