{"id":251497,"date":"2023-07-10T20:47:40","date_gmt":"2023-07-10T15:17:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=251497"},"modified":"2023-08-31T13:57:52","modified_gmt":"2023-08-31T08:27:52","slug":"delhis-kyiv-calculations-on-india-ukraine-relations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/delhis-kyiv-calculations-on-india-ukraine-relations\/","title":{"rendered":"Delhi\u2019s Kyiv Calculations \u2013 on India-Ukraine relations"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Source<\/strong>– The post is based on the article \u201cDelhi\u2019s Kyiv Calculations\u201d <\/strong>published in \u201cThe Times of India\u201d <\/strong>on 10th July 2023<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Syllabus: <\/strong>GS2- Bilateral groupings and agreements<\/p>\n

Relevance:<\/strong> India and Ukraine bilateral relationship<\/p>\n

News-<\/strong> India\u2019s MEA secretary (west) Sanjay Verma\u2019s upcoming visit to Kyiv could potentially mark a turning point in Indo-Ukrainian ties.<\/p>\n

What are the issues with India and Ukraine bilateral relationship?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Historically, the relations between India and Ukraine are based on the premise that Ukraine is a satellite of Russia. <\/strong>There were no efforts to innovate, rethink and revisit.<\/p>\n

Whereas, Ukrainians feel that India has not done enough to stop Russian aggression<\/strong>. Today, Ukrainians use phrases like \u201cIndia does not care\u201d <\/strong>for India\u2019s response towards Russia\u2019s war against Ukraine.<\/p>\n

There is a lack of high-level political visits<\/strong>. Ukraine hosted Indian Presidents in 1993 and 2005. But the only time the PM of India Indira Gandhi visited was in 1982, when Ukraine was a part of the USSR.<\/p>\n

What has been India’s position on the Ukraine war?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

PM Narendra Modi stated publicly in the presence of President Vladimir Putin, \u201cthis is not an era of war\u201d <\/strong>at the SCO Summit in Samarkand. India also reiterated its support for territorial integrity, sovereignty and commitment to the UN Charter<\/strong> by member states.<\/p>\n

However, India did not condemn Russian aggression<\/strong> openly.<\/p>\n

What are potential bilateral relationships between India and Ukraine<\/strong>?<\/h2>\n

Policymakers in India realise the urgent need to overhaul India\u2019s policy towards Ukraine<\/strong>. In this context, this visit will rekindle hope.<\/p>\n

India was present at a summit on Ukraine in Copenhagen<\/strong>. This was the first ever presence of non-Western states<\/strong> like India, Saudi Arabia, Brazil and South Africa in such a format.<\/p>\n

This summit is an established platform with almost 50 countries, based on the 10-point Peace Plan<\/strong> of the Ukrainian President.<\/p>\n

The war has brought out the post-colonial identity <\/strong>of modern Ukraine. It shows the similarity with the nations in the southern hemisphere. <\/strong><\/p>\n

Ukraine is no longer a problem of Europe alone. So, India\u2019s involvement is important to protect its national interest<\/strong> as a global player. <\/strong><\/p>\n

What are the challenges in Indian foreign policy approach towards Russia?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

It is difficult to reshape India-Russia relations and remove the legacy of the Soviet era. <\/strong><\/p>\n

Russian strategists fully understand India\u2019s strategic necessity<\/strong> to be closer to the US and the West, but it also expects that India holds no open objection to its closeness to China. <\/strong><\/p>\n

Countries of the Global South are becoming aware that Russia\u2019s policies towards countries of the former Soviet Union<\/strong> are based on hegemony and sphere of influence. Russia is ignoring agency and representation of these countries.<\/strong><\/p>\n

After more than 30 years of sovereign Ukraine\u2019s existence, Russia is apprehensive of India\u2019s independent policies<\/strong> towards it.<\/p>\n

What is the way forward for India and Ukraine bilateral relationship?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

There is a need to widen people-to-people contacts and academic exchanges<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The war against Ukraine<\/strong> is an opportunity for India to get rid of its post-Soviet inertia and start afresh<\/strong>. India is expected to understand Ukraine from this standpoint.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Source– The post is based on the article \u201cDelhi\u2019s Kyiv Calculations\u201d published in \u201cThe Times of India\u201d on 10th July 2023. Syllabus: GS2- Bilateral groupings and agreements Relevance: India and Ukraine bilateral relationship News- India\u2019s MEA secretary (west) Sanjay Verma\u2019s upcoming visit to Kyiv could potentially mark a turning point in Indo-Ukrainian ties. What are… Continue reading Delhi\u2019s Kyiv Calculations \u2013 on India-Ukraine relations<\/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":[212,239,238,10496],"class_list":["post-251497","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-9-pm-daily-articles","category-public","tag-gs-paper-2","tag-international-relations","tag-ir","tag-times-of-india","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/251497","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=251497"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/251497\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=251497"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=251497"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=251497"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}