Putin’s Visit to India: Resetting the Indo-Russian Partnership
She worked at Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses from 2001 to 2020 read more
Volume:34
Issue:4
Commentaries
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin’s visit to India on March 11–12, 2010 signifies the beginning of a new phase in Indo-Russian friendship. In fact, this visit needs to be viewed in the context of the changing geopolitical and geo-economic realities in the international system. The current global order is characterised by the rapidly rising China; the global financial crisis and its impact on the American supremacy; resurgent Russia with its new assertive foreign policy under President Dmitry Medvedev; increasing Sino-Russian partnership; and the emergence of a new strategic partnership between India and the US.
