{"id":3179,"date":"2021-05-20T11:31:34","date_gmt":"2021-05-20T06:01:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/55nda.com\/blogs\/anil-khosla\/?p=3179"},"modified":"2024-12-27T15:42:10","modified_gmt":"2024-12-27T10:12:10","slug":"%e0%a4%b2%e0%a4%be%e0%a4%b2-%e0%a4%9f%e0%a5%8b%e0%a4%aa%e0%a5%80-%e0%a4%b0%e0%a5%81%e0%a4%b8%e0%a5%80-%e0%a4%a6%e0%a4%bf%e0%a4%b2-%e0%a4%b9%e0%a4%bf%e0%a4%a8%e0%a5%8d%e0%a4%a6%e0%a5%81%e0%a4%b8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/55nda.com\/blogs\/anil-khosla\/2021\/05\/20\/%e0%a4%b2%e0%a4%be%e0%a4%b2-%e0%a4%9f%e0%a5%8b%e0%a4%aa%e0%a5%80-%e0%a4%b0%e0%a5%81%e0%a4%b8%e0%a5%80-%e0%a4%a6%e0%a4%bf%e0%a4%b2-%e0%a4%b9%e0%a4%bf%e0%a4%a8%e0%a5%8d%e0%a4%a6%e0%a5%81%e0%a4%b8\/","title":{"rendered":"107: \u0932\u093e\u0932 \u091f\u094b\u092a\u0940 \u0930\u0941\u0938\u0940 – \u0926\u093f\u0932 \u0939\u093f\u0928\u094d\u0926\u0941\u0938\u094d\u0924\u093e\u0928\u0940: Indo – Russian Relations"},"content":{"rendered":"

Indo-Russian Relations<\/u><\/span><\/p>\n

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\u00a0“special and privileged strategic partnership”<\/b><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

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\u00a0Geography and Geopolitics have been binding Russia and India together in the past. However, in the world politics there are no permanent friends, only permanent interests and these also change with time. The deep, traditional and even \u201ctime-tested relations\u201d shared for decades cannot be taken for granted. The premise of Indo-Russia relationship has undergone significant changes since the end of the Cold War. The strategic bond that existed between India and the Soviet Union is not the same as that with Russia and has been considerably diluted. Every country places its national interests above anything else, so does Russia. Russia may not be a partner at the earlier level and perhaps we should not expect it either. From the \u201cspecial and privileged strategic partnership,\u201d we appear to be moving towards a transactional relationship.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\"Defence<\/p>\n

Pic: Coutesy mapsofindia.com<\/em><\/p>\n

Defence Cooperation<\/u>. One of the strong pillar of India-Russia ties has is in the defence field. A close defence relationship with any country is based on trust which takes time to build. A critical issue is risk of interruption in supplies during conflict situations due to political reasons. Russia has been a tried and tested partner in this regard. Russia has been offering advanced defence equipment and sensitive military technologies. Almost 60 – 70 percent of equipment with India\u2019s armed forces is of Russian origin. Sudden decoupling or complete switch to western equipment is not possible.<\/span><\/p>\n

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“We need to convert the extraordinary goodwill between India and Russia into a thriving, visible, vigorous, and mutually beneficial economic relationship”.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

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– Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

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Importance of Relationship<\/u>. Russia, of course, can no longer provide the kind of political and economic support to India as it did in the Cold War years. For India, Russia is a vital partner for energy security, and defence needs, willing to supply the \u201ccutting-edge technology\u201d. India-Russia relations have not been limited to energy and defence. While defence has been the strongest leg of the bilateral cooperation, there are several other areas in which the two countries cooperate \u2013 spanning culture, trade, transportation, education, science and technology, space and nuclear energy etc.<\/span><\/p>\n

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“Tolstoy and Gandhi had an indelible effect on each other. Let India and Russia make their relations better by taking inspiration from them. Let both the nations become bigger stakeholders in each other\u2019s development,”<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

– Indian PM Shri N Modi<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

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Way Ahead<\/u>. India-Russia relations may not be as warm as they were during the Cold War, but both countries remain important for each other in the existing geopolitical scenario. Rapidly changing geo-political and geo-strategic dynamics presents significant challenges but also opportunities that India and Russia can leverage to further invigorate and intensify their relations to mutual advantage. Both the nations should view the relationship in a pragmatic manner, address their differences and divergences and identify fresh areas for cooperation. Many areas exist in which both countries can expand and deepen their relations for mutual benefit. Some suggestions are as follows:-<\/span><\/p>\n