{"id":241937,"date":"2023-05-11T20:11:25","date_gmt":"2023-05-11T14:41:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=241937"},"modified":"2023-05-11T20:11:25","modified_gmt":"2023-05-11T14:41:25","slug":"the-fallout-of-putin-helping-make-nato-great-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/the-fallout-of-putin-helping-make-nato-great-again\/","title":{"rendered":"The fallout of Putin helping make NATO \u2018great again\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Source-<\/strong> The post is based on the article \u201cThe fallout of Putin helping make NATO \u2018great again\u2019\u201d published in \u201cThe Hindu\u201d on 11th May 2023.<\/p>\n

Syllabus: <\/strong>GS2- International relations<\/p>\n

News- NATO<\/strong> has added Finland as its 31st member in April 2023. Sweden will become a member eventually.<\/p>\n

What are the changes happening in relationship dynamics between Russia and Europe and what are its implications?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

First, managing relations<\/strong> with Russia has never been easy for the European Union. There are differences among member-states. <\/strong><\/p>\n

Some European countries such as Germany and France had a soft corner<\/strong> for Russia. Some Baltic states such as Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania<\/strong> were in favour of treading a cautious path.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine has deteriorated the security situation<\/strong> in Europe. It has given a blow to the EU\u2019s image<\/strong>. Russia\u2019s actions have now united European countries more than ever before.<\/p>\n

Nordic countries may face a standoff with Russia is the Arctic region<\/strong>. It has received little attention till now. But, due to climate change<\/strong> and prospects of harnessing untapped oil, gas and mineral resources<\/strong>, it is receiving wide attention.<\/p>\n

Apart from the United States, Canada, and Russia, the Nordic countries are members of the Arctic Council<\/strong>. They have a direct stake<\/strong> in Arctic affairs. <\/strong><\/p>\n

There have been localised confrontations<\/strong> between Russia and other actors here. NATO membership for the Nordic countries has brought a new geo-strategic dimension <\/strong>to the Arctic\u2019s future.<\/p>\n

For Russia, cohabitation, rather than confrontation<\/strong>, with NATO was an option. But, its military action<\/strong> has changed everything. It has triggered a NATO expansion in the Nordic and<\/strong> has complicated the security landscape<\/strong> and created more frontiers.<\/p>\n

There is more justification for NATO\u2019s existence now. Many countries now see their secure future in NATO<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

What will be the implications of these developments for India?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

First, <\/strong>India is unlikely to help Moscow in maintaining the balance of power<\/strong> to counter NATO<\/strong>. Whereas Russia may count on China<\/strong> for support. It will bring the two countries closer, strategically and militarily<\/strong>. It may not be in India\u2019s interest.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Second,<\/strong> in recent years, the Nordic region has become strategically important<\/strong> for India. Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Copenhagen to participate in the Second India-Nordic Summit<\/strong> in May 2022, and underlined India\u2019s deep interest<\/strong> in cooperation. This region now coming under a NATO umbrella will complicate India\u2019s strategic choices.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Third, <\/strong>India has observer status in the Arctic Counci<\/strong>l. It pursues an Arctic Policy<\/strong> to promote multi-level cooperation. <\/strong>China is claiming itself as a \u2018Near Arctic State<\/strong>\u2019. Its partnership with Russia in this region and Finland\u2019s NATO membership, may lead to the Arctic\u2019s militarisation<\/strong>. It will affect the interests of all actors including India.<\/p>\n

India\u2019s global actor role<\/strong> will be tested in view of the new European security architecture led by NATO and contested by Russia.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Source- The post is based on the article \u201cThe fallout of Putin helping make NATO \u2018great again\u2019\u201d published in \u201cThe Hindu\u201d on 11th May 2023. Syllabus: GS2- International relations News- NATO has added Finland as its 31st member in April 2023. Sweden will become a member eventually. What are the changes happening in relationship dynamics… Continue reading The fallout of Putin helping make NATO \u2018great again\u2019<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10320,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1230,9],"tags":[212,10498],"class_list":["post-241937","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-9-pm-daily-articles","category-public","tag-gs-paper-2","tag-the-hindu","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":{"total":0,"cached_at":"","cached_date":1703564733},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/241937","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10320"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=241937"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/241937\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=241937"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=241937"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=241937"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}