Russia-Ukraine, India-Pakistan: Two Existential Conflicts in Eurasia

... claim special roles in adjacent regions: India aspires to play such a role in South and Southeast Asia, while Russia tries to exercise strategic leadership in Central Asia and in some other parts of the former Soviet Union. Andrey Kortunov: India — Pakistan and Russia — Ukraine: What if We Compare the Two? Both powers confront extremely sensitive and arguably existential challenges from their smaller and yet quite important neighbours. Pakistan has been a thorn in India’s side for a long time,...