A Privileged Relationship: Russia and India’s Rekindled Strategic Partnership

This discussion paper examines Russia-India relations and argues that their strategic partnership will continue to hold both multilateral and regional importance for both countries.

With neither country perceiving a direct security threat from each other, Russia-India relations have long testified to its benefits in the realm of defence, energy cooperation, education, science and technology. A characteristic feature of Russian-Indian relations over the years has been the high intensity of political contacts. Every year, high-level meetings and negotiations are held to discuss key areas of cooperation between the two countries, as well as current international and regional matters. This discussion paper examines Russia-India relations and argues that this strategic partnership will continue to hold both multilateral and regional importance for both countries.

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Aruuke Uran Kyzy
Aruuke Uran Kyzy
Aruuke Uran Kyzy currently works at TRT World Research Centre as an Assistant Researcher. She worked at the British Muslim Heritage Center, non-political organization as event assistant in Manchester, UK. Aruuke is passionate about social projects; she previously worked as the Education Coordinator at the Sefire-i Alem International Student Association. She has a BA in International Relations and BA in English Language and Literature from Istanbul University. Her current areas of focus are Russian foreign policy, modern cultural colonization, Turkish-Iranian-Russian relations and political aspects of Russian colonialism in Central Asia and Caucasus.

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