Smita Purushottam

Ukraine has resisted Russian attempts to draw it into a closer political and economic embrace and has instead explored a closer association with the EU, NATO and even China. Recent...

• Smita Purushottam |
• November 04, 2011 |
• Issue Brief

The Summit was part of Russia’s ongoing initiatives to play a greater role in stabilising the region before the expected withdrawal of American troops from Afghanistan.

• Smita Purushottam |
• May 23, 2011 |
• IDSA Comments

India and Russia should look at a hi-tech partnership for the 21st century in new areas of the civilian economy.

• Smita Purushottam |
• December 20, 2010 |
• IDSA Comments

The clash between Russia and Japan over the Southern Kurils in the North Pacific highlight Russia’s emerging role in the Asia Pacific Region and its relations with China and Japan.

• Smita Purushottam |
• November 03, 2010 |
• Special Feature

At their second Summit in Sochi on August 18, 2010, Russia, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Tajikistan agreed to reinforce their cooperation. The United States has supported the Russian initiative due to...

• Smita Purushottam |
• August 27, 2010 |
• Issue Brief

The drivers for sustaining the decades-long growth of the Chinese economy are the subject of enduring conjecture, controversy and even wonder. From a US$1 trillion economy in the 1980s, China's...

• Smita Purushottam |
• July 2010 |
• Strategic Analysis

The serial financial crises have exposed deep fault lines in the international financial system, and have prompted a search for a better and more stable global financial structure.

• Smita Purushottam |
• June 14, 2010 |
• Issue Brief