Increased Asian engagement in the Arctic and Russia-India cooperation in the region

... Asian Sea routes. Without Russia’s participation, it is impossible to take advantage of the resources of the Arctic shelf; without India, it is impossible to gain access to the resources of East Africa. The two countries do not compete in the use of transport routes in these regions, rather complementing each other, and both aiming to gain from increased trade turnover between Europe and Asia. Therefore, cooperation in the development of transport routes and infrastructure projects would mutually ...