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Putin’s move to run independently serves to distance him from the growing unpopularity of the United Russia itself, and to also show that he enjoys

Moscow is interested in continuing the SCO's expansion — primarily by making Iran a member.

On 2 June, PM Modi will be the Guest of Honour at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum which in recent years has emerged as the "Russian Da

A US-Russia rapprochement might work in favour of India.

Japan and Russia, famously referred to as "distant neighbours," have shared a long and complicated history of bilateral relations.

A major task ahead for Trump would be to negotiate with Russia on the future of US-Russia arms control.

Russia has its own Eurasian Economic Union plan, but as of now it appears that China is leading the game.

In his meeting with Rogozin in August, PM Modi described Russia as ''a time-tested and reliable friend.''

Right now, everyone around Putin is singing paeans to his sagacity. It is his ability to cut through the chaff, determine his priorities and then craft his policies fully cognizant of Russia's current limitations that will see him emerge as a universally acclaimed statesman. Authoritarian he may be, but there is no reason to doubt that he is up to this task.

Putin’s war against Ukraine is more about his domestic political standing, but it has already laid the foundation of a new global order that is unlikely to be of his liking

Despite pressure from the United States, India-Russia ties are neither likely to significantly expand nor diminish.

रशिया-युक्रेनमधील युद्ध 24 तासांत थांबवू शकतो, असा दावा ट्रम्प यांनी करूनही युद्ध थांबवण्यात त्यांच्यासमोरील आव्हाने वाढत चालली आहेत. कारण त्यांना तीन परस्परविरोधी दबाव

Russian President Vladimir Putin is scheduled to visit India in December 2025. The outcomes of the annual leaders’ summit will be largely determined by how India untangles the trade spat with the United States.

The Ukraine war will shape global politics for years to come

Sino-Indian ties have been going downhill for the last few years. At the BRICS summit, India sought to re-engage Russia more substantively.

Russia's military intervention in Syria in September, 2015, is a new gambit by its president, Vladimir Putin. It could change the course of history, and even geography, in that region or bog down Russia in a West Asian quagmire.

Russia’s ongoing war against Ukraine follows its annexation of Crimea in 2014 and its continued direct support for separatist activities in eastern Ukraine, marking a new chapter in Moscow's geopolitical approach. China's response and its overt diplomatic, financial, and economic support for Russia was also noteworthy. This brief assesses the contours of the new geopolitical formation (the ‘DragonBear’, a term coined by this author)

The Hangzhou G20 summit was about taking stock of the economic situation in a world where global recovery from the 2008 crisis remains sluggish.

Apart from dispelling the sense of drift, Putin’s visit was a clear signal of the commitment to a multipolar global order and reinforced strategic balance as an enduring factor in ties

This paper explains Russian co-option of India into the Eastern Economic Forum (EEF) at a high level of participation in September 2019 and the range of agreements involved. It argues that the co-option was the result of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s dissatisfaction with the economic outcomes so far for the Russian Far East of “northeast Asian regional cooperation.” Moscow related this behaviour to skewed priorities of East Asia’s �

Its future will be defined by how it responds to the crisis in Ukraine, and in the shadow of growing Russia-China ties

For all his claims that he can settle the conflict in 24 hours, Trump’s challenges in ending the Russia-Ukraine war are growing by the day as he has to balance three conflicting pressures

Russia will wait and watch to see the impact of winter on Western public opinion, and Ukraine is counting on its battlefield gains to secure a lasting momentum. That the West is getting restless about Ukraine's position is evident from the backchannel negotiations between the US and Russian officials.

Why will Moscow be an immense diplomatic challenge for India?

Earlier this month, India and Russia took stock of the bilateral relationship in a range of sectors, including civil nuclear, trade and investments.

Some nuances can be captured from the opening remarks made in Sochi. Modi thanked Putin for helping India get a permanent membership in the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation. In turn, Putin noted: “Our defence ministries maintain very close contacts and cooperation. It speaks about a very high strategic level of our partnership.”

For Mongolia, Russian investments & cooperation between the two nations create a more competitive market in Mongolia & reduce its dependence on Chinese exports

Russian strikes on Ukrainian energy infrastructure have been ramping up. But the impact of the recent US sanctions will only be felt if there is some long-term thinking behind this move

Russia recently witnessed the re-election of its long-serving president. A constitutionally mandated term limit suggests this would be Vladimir Putin’s last presidential term. As Russia enters a period of power transition, it is likely that a number of political actors will become relevant during this phase. This brief looks at the groups that form the opposition—those operating within the formal institutions and the major players outside it�

The Indian President's presence at the 70th anniversary of the Allied victory in World War II in Russia on May 9 is in part about extending New Delhi's solidarity with Moscow at a time when many Western leaders have decided not to show up in protest against Russian President Vladimir Putin's policy in Ukraine.

The Russian President’s actions this week may yield tactical gains but hardly pass the test for strategic victory

The future of strategic arms control faces a host of problems, from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and China’s growing nuclear forces to the challenging geopolitical landscape.

Growing geopolitical rivalries will continue to drive the development of hypersonic and other lethal weapons systems.

The development is the latest indicator that the bilateral relationship is getting stronger.

United States and India must ensure their current trade and tariff issues do not lead to serious strategic disagreement. The two cannot afford to miss the emerging geopolitical realities driven by China’s growing power.

Many of the phenomena go back to the financial crisis of 2008, the biggest shock to the global economic system since the 1929. Nine years after 1929, a nervous, pessimistic and Hobbesian world was plunged into war. 2017 is nine years after 2008.

Speculation was rife that the bilateral relationship had lost its strategic sheen and had become a transactional one, where Russia was just a convenient one-window stop for some military equipment.

There are fundamental structural changes shaping the security landscape in Europe and they are also casting their shadow on Indian foreign policy and national security.

In a sense, Putin is seeking to rewrite history, with an attempt to push NATO back and restore Russian stature

Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping have not really been travelling a lot since the Covid pandemic but they manage to find time for each other amidst the fragmentation of the global order

With the risks for escalation and miscalculations growing in the Ukraine war, it is time to revisit the sobering lessons of 1962