{"id":100972,"date":"2021-04-10T20:16:09","date_gmt":"2021-04-10T14:46:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=100972"},"modified":"2021-05-08T13:33:53","modified_gmt":"2021-05-08T08:03:53","slug":"india-russia-relations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/india-russia-relations\/","title":{"rendered":"India-Russia Relations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Synopsis- <\/strong>The visit of Russian Foreign Minister to India highlights the evolving nature of the India-Russia relationship.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Introduction-<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov&#8217;s recent visit to the subcontinent [India followed by Pakistan] highlights Moscow&#8217;s reorientation in the area.<\/li>\n<li>The Russian FM met with his Indian counterpart, External Affairs Minister S Jaishanker, to discuss a number of diplomatic issues.<\/li>\n<li>The trip was also intended to finalise plans for Russian President upcoming visit to India for the annual India-Russia summit, which was postponed last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Key highlights of the meeting-<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Strategic co-corporation &#8211; <\/strong>During the meeting, the two sides reviewed their cooperation in areas such <strong>as oil, nuclear, space technology<\/strong> and the <strong>defense sector<\/strong> and <strong>free trade agreement<\/strong> with the <strong>Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU).<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Military Co-corporation- <\/strong>The two sides also discussed defence co-corporation and expansion of the manufacturing of state-of-the-art Russian weapons in India under the Make in India initiatives.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Trade connectivity-<\/strong> The two sides also spoke about connectivity, including the International North-South Transport Corridor and the Chennai-Vladivstok Eastern Maritime Corridor.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Incident where India and Russian seems on a different page- <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Russian FM makes more continental references to the Indo-Pacific zone. <\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>The word &#8220;Indo-Pacific&#8221; was used by the Indian External Affairs Minister, while Lavrov insisted on &#8220;Asia Pacific.&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>The Russian FM referred to the Quad as a &#8220;Asian NATO&#8221; .<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>In a reference to the Quad, Russian FM said that alliances like <strong>&#8220;Asian NATO&#8221;<\/strong> can be <strong>&#8220;counterproductive&#8221;<\/strong> and incompatible with <strong>&#8220;inclusive cooperation.&#8221;<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>On Afghanistan issue-<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><strong>The Russian drive for a power-sharing agreement with the Taliban<\/strong> in Kabul appeared to clash with <strong>India&#8217;s insistence on a democratic Afghanistan<\/strong> [peace process be based on foundational principles].<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Russia started deepen its ties with Pakistan-<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Following India, Russia&#8217;s Foreign Minister visited Pakistan for the first time in nine years, signaling a strengthening of relations.<\/li>\n<li>Lavrov said that Russia is \u201cprepared\u201d to assist Pakistan in its counter-terrorism efforts by providing \u201cspecial military equipment.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>India is concerned about the increasing Russia-Pakistan relations.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Way forward-<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>During Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov&#8217;s recent visit to India, some promising points included strategic co-corporation, military co-corporation, and trade connectivity.<\/li>\n<li>Both nations, however, must concentrate on the differences in order to dispel the idea that their relations are in jeopardy.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Source- <a href=\"https:\/\/epaper.thehindu.com\/Home\/ShareArticle?OrgId=GUG8FE36K.1&amp;imageview=1\">The Hindu<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Synopsis- The visit of Russian Foreign Minister to India highlights the evolving nature of the India-Russia relationship. Introduction- Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov&#8217;s recent visit to the subcontinent [India followed by Pakistan] highlights Moscow&#8217;s reorientation in the area. 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