Modi-Putin summit an opportunity to iron out differences—prioritise 5 issues first

Associate Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr Swasti Rao’s article ‘Modi-Putin summit an opportunity to iron out differences—prioritise 5 issues first’ has been published in ‘The Print’ on 28 June 2024.

Engagement with Russia remains an important part of India’s foreign policy but has to re-adjust to the uncomfortable realities of the past few years. Russia’s silence on China’s betrayal in Galwan, the deepening of an all-encompassing strategic alignment between the two after the Ukraine conflict, and Moscow’s preference for ‘Asia’ and not ‘Indo’ Pacific show India and Russia must work out new semantics and pathways. Only then can they continue meaningful bilateral engagement suited to changed realities.

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