Search: Russia,South Asia (11 materials)

 

Russia’s “Ummah Pivot”: Opportunities & Narrative Engagement

... leveraged to improve its negotiating potential with those aforementioned two regions of Eurasia. The first part of the article series elaborated on the geostrategic situation in North Africa, the Levant, the Gulf, the South Caucasus, Iran, Central Asia, and South Asia, while the present piece is more focused on Russia’s opportunities in these regions and narrative engagement with them. Although they can be read separately, it is recommended that they are reviewed together in order to obtain a better understanding of everything. Andrew Korybko: The Geostrategic ...

14.07.2021

Round Table on RussiaSouth Asian States Cooperation

... order to promote Russia's partnerships with South Asian countries. Main points of the discussion Alexey Kupriyanov — Russia naturally wants to use the foundations laid during the Soviet era in order to increase influence and regain its position in South Asia. — Russia’s main goal is to create a zone of peace and collaboration in Eurasia, so it also needs peace in South Asia to develop its economic relations with the regional players. At the same time its resources are limited, so the cooperation is growing ...

02.10.2020

Russia’s Interests in South Asia and SAARC’s Future Will Be Discussed on October 2

What are the prospects for SAARC development? How has the pandemic affected the Association's activities? What are Russia's key interests in South Asia? How can the space for cooperation between Moscow and the Association be expanded? Developing close partnerships with major regional players and increasingly aware of South Asia’s potential, Russia has been interested in closer interaction ...

27.09.2020

Russian and Nepalese Experts Discussed Situation in South Asia and Bilateral Ties

On July 17, 2020, Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) and Asian Institute of Diplomacy and International Affairs (AIDIA, Nepal) held the round table “Russia and South Asia: During and Post-COVID-19” On July 17, 2020, Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) and Asian Institute of Diplomacy and International Affairs (AIDIA, Nepal) held the round table “Russia and South Asia: During and Post-COVID-19”....

17.07.2020

India and the SCO: A Vision for Expanding New Delhi’s Engagement

... Ashgabat Agreement, and development of Chabahar Port appear to be guided by these principles. Vasily Shikin: Challenges for India — Russia Strategic Partnership Overall, India's presence in SCO can provide better triangular relations between India, Russia and China to address new security challenges meaningfully, enhance infrastructural development projects, and create a network of regional oil and gas pipelines for the larger benefit of Central and South Asian region. This also blends in with PM Modi's agenda of sustainable development of the region. Notably, at the 2018 SCO summit, the Indian Prime Minister had articulated the foundational dimension of Eurasia being ' SECURE ’. The letters in ...

04.12.2019

International Relations in South Asia: Russia’s and Sri Lanka’s Views

... of the BRI, Indo-Pacific Strategy, SAGAR strategy as well as Russian strategic objectives in the region, exhibit the complex regional environment Sri Lanka has to face. What should Sri Lanka’s strategy be in this context? International Relations in South Asia: Russia’s and Sri Lanka’s Views , 1.2 Mb

29.11.2019

Ksenia Kuzmina Makes a Speech at Sri Lanka Institute of National Security Studies

On March 19, 2019, Institute of National Security Studies Sri Lanka (Colombo, Sri Lanka) hosted a round table on the interests of Russia in the Indian Ocean region. Ksenia Kuzmina, RIAC Program Manager, made a keynote speech at the event. Kuzmina became the first Russian expert to speak at this analytical center. On March 19, 2019, Institute of National Security Studies Sri Lanka ...

20.03.2019

Pakistan’s SCO membership: success with liabilities

... would improve bilateral relations after becoming the full members of SCO. “We hope that Pakistan and India will inject new impetus to the development of SCO.”Pakistan must share its counter-terrorism experience with SCO member-states, especially Russia and the Central Asian states, for whom ‘terrorism, extremism and separatism’ have become an imminent threat. Such sharing on part of Pakistan may boost its position in SCO. Undoubtedly, sharing of this experience might be the most refined impetus ...

14.11.2017

The Resurgent, the Assertive, and the Uncertain: Power Shift in Eurasia

From Ukraine to the South and East China Seas, the international system experiences new turbulence, even as it searches a new balance. Ostensibly, the United States and Russia are in a conflict over Ukraine. In reality, they are in a conflict over the fundamentals of the post-Cold War settlement. Russia, pushing back against expanding Western influence, is labeled revisionist and "resurgent." China is not yet ...

18.06.2014
 

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  1. 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%)
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