Rajorshi Roy

The war in Ukraine appears to have accelerated Russia's long-standing "Pivot to Asia," reshaping Moscow's geopolitical orientation. This monograph, framed within a balance-of-power lens, examines the drivers, scope and durability of this pivot through Russia's deepening but asymmetric partnership with China, its rejection of the Indo-Pacific construct and its warming ties with Pakistan. For India, these emerging dynamics often complicate the traditional "special and privileged" partnership with Russia, as Moscow's rift with the West intersects with New Delhi's own multi-alignment with the Western countries. The monograph concludes that India-Russia ties retain independent strategic value, anchored to new recalibrations and realistic expectations.

• Rajorshi Roy |
• 2026 |
• Monograph

Strengthening shared convergence in a turbulent world appears to be the central theme of the upcoming 23rd annual India–Russia summit.

• Rajorshi Roy |
• December 05, 2025 |
• IDSA Comments

Associate Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr Rajorshi Roy’s Op-ed 'Russia remains a critical defence partner, but a recalibration is due' has been published in Moneycontrol on 16 December 2024.

India’s defence and geostrategic ties with Russia are integral to its posture of strategic autonomy. A large section of India’s frontline defence equipment is of Russian origin – a legacy of more than half-a-century of defence collaboration. This partnership has led to evolution of mutual sensitivity on core interests. That said, a recalibration of defence ties is inevitable, writes Dr Roy.

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The July 2024 Washington Summit has reinforced NATO’s relevance for its 32 members across the Euro-Atlantic space.

• Rajorshi Roy |
• July 30, 2024 |
• Issue Brief

New strategic equations are developing in the Russia–North Korea relationship.

• Rajorshi Roy |
• July 11, 2024 |
• Issue Brief

Prime Minister Modi’s visit to Moscow is expected to add new direction and momentum to the India–Russia bilateral partnership.

• Rajorshi Roy |
• July 08, 2024 |
• Issue Brief

Associate Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr Rajorshi Roy’s Op-ed ‘New Equations in Russia-North Korea Ties’ has been published in Financial Express on 22 September 2023.

The op-ed analyses North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un’s recent visit to Russia. ‘The summit signals a growing warmth in the bilateral relationship...it would appear that both tactical and strategic calculations are at play....it could have an impact on both the European and North East Asian security theatres, highlighting the indivisibility of global security...overlapping interests and abundant caution are likely to be the North Star of bilateral ties’, writes Dr Roy.

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Associate Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr Rajorshi Roy’s peer-reviewed article titled ‘India-Russia Defense Partnership: New Challenges and Future Prospects’ has been published in the special issue of the MGIMO Review of International Relations on 'Russia and India in the Evolving World Order' - Vol 16 (2).

The article analyses the ongoing trends in the India-Russia defence relationship and seeks to shed light on the evolving dynamics and challenges that both countries should address in order to sustain their defence partnership.

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