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India Seeks Arctic Partnerships with Like-Minded Nations

... Council since 2013. Though the Council hasn’t been functioning in full scale since 2022. Are there concerns in India about the status and role of the Arctic Council and India’s role in it? How the governance structure in the Arctic is seen from India? Should the Arctic Council be preserved, or any alternative structure could and should be created? G A V Reddy: As for the question, can we preserve the Arctic council? The Arctic is a global desire. Every responsible nation would like to be there. But is it practical ...

29.02.2024

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A Suspended Arctic Council: New Hope with Norway’s Chairmanship

... existing mechanisms are positive acknowledgements with a hope to what Norway, with its upcoming leadership role in the Council, could further achieve in the region. Current Challenges Luiza Brodt: Increased Asian engagement in the Arctic and Russia-India cooperation in the region In the last two years, the Arctic Council under Russian chairmanship has failed to meet its desired objective. There are multiple reasons associated with this, the primary being the termination of every form of western cooperation and Council meeting boycotts of Russia’s chairmanship....

02.03.2023

expert column

Poll conducted

In your opinion, what are the US long-term goals for Russia?

U.S. wants to establish partnership relations with Russia on condition that it meets the U.S. requirements	33 (31%)
U.S. wants to deter Russia’s military and political activity	30 (28%)
U.S. wants to dissolve Russia	24 (22%)
U.S. wants to establish alliance relations with Russia under the US conditions to rival China	21 (19%)