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Russia's economy needs structural reform

Economics and Finance | Economic Reforms

May 13, 2016

Russia's economy needs structural reform

Nachiket Udupa

Russia's ISIL challenge in the North Caucasus

International Affairs

Jul 09, 2015

Russia's ISIL challenge in the North Caucasus

Russia has been dealing with extremism within its borders for several years. So it is not exactly unprepared for whatever threat ISIL currently poses. However, there is a degree of complacency that has set in.

Christoph Benn

Russia-China strategic alliance gets a new boost with missile early warning system

International Affairs | China Foreign Policy

Oct 28, 2019

Russia-China strategic alliance gets a new boost with missile early warning system

The development is the latest indicator that the bilateral relationship is getting stronger.

Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan

Russia-EU Relations: The End of a Strategic Partnership

International Affairs | Great Power Dynamics

Mar 11, 2021

Russia-EU Relations: The End of a Strategic Partnership

The end of the Cold War in 1991 presented Russia and the European Union (EU) with an opportunity to reorganise their bilateral relationship. For more than a decade, they did manage to nurture close ties. Beginning in the mid-2000s, however, the relationship steadily declined, reaching its lowest in 2014 in the aftermath of the Ukrainian crisis. As mutual grievances have accumulated since then, there has been an absence of a forward-looking agenda

Nivedita Kapoor

Russia-India-China Trilateral Grouping: More than hype?

International Affairs | Indian Foreign Policy | Great Power Dynamics

Jul 08, 2019

Russia-India-China Trilateral Grouping: More than hype?

United States and India must ensure their current trade and tariff issues do not lead to serious strategic disagreement. The two cannot afford to miss the emerging geopolitical realities driven by China’s growing power.

Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan

Russia-Pak relations: Beyond Putin's cancelled trip to Islamabad

International Affairs | Neighbourhood

Oct 03, 2012

Russia-Pak relations: Beyond Putin's cancelled trip to Islamabad

While Russia is aware of Islamabad's role in fomenting international terrorism, it realises that any successful resolution of the problems associated with Afghanistan must involve Pakistan. A cancelled presidential visit cannot change the relevance of this, or of Russia's goal, in enhancing ties with Pakistan.

Russia-Turkey deal and geo-politics of gas

International Affairs | Economics and Finance | Energy | Energy Security | Regional Integration

Dec 30, 2014

Russia-Turkey deal and geo-politics of gas

At a time when it is facing Western sanctions and a proxy war on oil prices, Russia sprang a huge surprise early this month by signing a gas deal with Turkey. The deal will enable Russia to pump natural gas into a Turkish hub, near the Turkey-Greece border and from there into the southern EU market.

Pinak Ranjan Chakravarty

Russia-Ukraine War - ATACMS vs Oreshniks Amid Escalation Fears

International Affairs

Nov 29, 2024

Russia-Ukraine War - ATACMS vs Oreshniks Amid Escalation Fears

Harsh V. Pant | Rajoli Siddharth Jayaprakash

Russia-Ukraine war has entered a period of attrition

International Affairs

Mar 21, 2023

Russia-Ukraine war has entered a period of attrition

The US-led backers of Ukraine are facing a dilemma — arm Kiev quickly, or take time to train Ukrainian forces

Nandan Unnikrishnan

Russia-US deal puts Syrian rebels back to "minus one"

International Affairs | Great Power Dynamics | US Foreign Policy

Sep 21, 2013

Russia-US deal puts Syrian rebels back to "minus one"

The Syrian rebels are not back to square one, but to minus one. They have been outsmarted by the Assad regime, just as the Russians outsmarted the Americans.

Anjali Birla

Russia-Vietnam cooperation in the Asia Pacific

International Affairs | Defence and Security

Aug 02, 2013

Russia-Vietnam cooperation in the Asia Pacific

While Russia has been very careful of not antagonising China, which has emerged as Moscow's second largest trading partner in the Asia-Pacific, Beijing is uncomfortable by the nature of Moscow's involvement in Hanoi.

Russian Ambassador's assassination: What does this mean for regional stability?

International Affairs | Great Power Dynamics | Terrorism

Dec 20, 2016

Russian Ambassador's assassination: What does this mean for regional stability?

Shachi Adyanthaya

Space

Nov 20, 2021

Russian ASAT Test Highlights Urgent Need for Space Governance Negotiations

The absence of earnest multilateral discussions could send more states down the path of space weaponization, making access to space increasingly tricky.

Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan

Space

Jul 31, 2020

Russian ASAT Test: More Trouble for Space Security

Even as the war of words continues, there will need to be practical measures to deal with the increasing threats to space.

Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan

Climate, Food and Environment | Climate Change

Jun 07, 2004

Russian Boost To Kyoto Protocol

Humanity depends heavily on the various benefits that nature provides us. It's impossible to truly estimate its value. However, economists and environmental scientists have estimated in dollars what it would cost us to accomplish the services nature provides. Using multiple databases, they estimate that nature provides $33 trillion dollars worth of services every year¿that's nearly twice the annual Gross National Product (GNP) of all the countri

Russian Far East & opportunities for India

International Affairs | Indian Foreign Policy

Jan 31, 2014

Russian Far East & opportunities for India

If the Indian government appropriately leverages Russia's goodwill, Russian Far East could turn out to be a growth area for Indian business. Innovatively implemented, India's ties with the Russian Far East could help cement Indo-Russian relations as well as bolster its ties with Central Asia and East Asia.

Nandan Unnikrishnan

Russian far east and Central Asia: Impediments to Sino-Russian partnership

International Affairs | Great Power Dynamics | China Foreign Policy

Feb 25, 2019

Russian far east and Central Asia: Impediments to Sino-Russian partnership

Dhananjay Sahai

Jul 16, 2014

Russian pipeline

Given its vast coastline, Delhi should devote its attention for now to importing hydrocarbons by sea, investing in equity oil in Russia and other energy-rich countries, and concluding swap arrangements rather than grandiose transregional pipelines.

Russia’s Demographic trajectory: dimensions and implications

Economic Reforms

Mar 06, 2017

Russia’s Demographic trajectory: dimensions and implications

Demographic trends in Russia since the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991 have largely been unfavourable. Deaths exceeded births for the first time in 1992, and a period of negative growth followed which continued unabated until 2012 when marginal growth was achieved for the first time in two decades. This paper studies the demographic patterns in Russia since 1991, which are unique for several reasons. While population decline is common amo

Himani Pant

Maritime Security | Maritime Infrastructure | Maritime Governance Architecture

Dec 17, 2019

Russia’s engagement in the Indian Ocean

Abhijit Singh

Russia’s Low-Risk, High-Reward Strategy for its Return to Africa

International Affairs

Oct 12, 2023

Russia’s Low-Risk, High-Reward Strategy for its Return to Africa

Africa has become essential to Russia’s geostrategic posture as Moscow seeks to overcome the backlash to its invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. However, in the face of isolation and a contracting economy, Russia has realised that cultivating an entry point in Africa through conventional means such as foreign direct investment (FDI), trade, development assistance, or cultural and educational exchanges may not be its best option. Instead, Mosc

Abhishek Mishra

Russia’s manoeuvring of conflicts for enhancing military exports

International Affairs | Great Power Dynamics

Dec 01, 2016

Russia’s manoeuvring of conflicts for enhancing military exports

Contrary to Western assessments that Russia’s military intervention in Syria would only deepen the economic crisis it is already facing in lieu of conflicts

Adnan Shihab-Eldin

Russia’s Relations in Southeast Asia since 2014: Continuity and Change

International Affairs | Indian Foreign Policy | Great Power Dynamics

Aug 20, 2020

Russia’s Relations in Southeast Asia since 2014: Continuity and Change

This paper outlines the development of Russia’s relations with the countries of Southeast Asia, focusing on the years after 2014. As relations with the West reached a new post-Cold War low, Moscow has intensified its efforts at building stronger ties with the East. The paper deals with the impact of these developments on the state of its political, economic and defense engagement in Southeast Asia, both bilaterally and multilaterally. It will s

Nivedita Kapoor

Russia’s tilt towards Asia and its implications for India

International Affairs | Indian Foreign Policy | Great Power Dynamics

Apr 09, 2019

Russia’s tilt towards Asia and its implications for India

Russia has always been actively involved with European politics. Its genesis in Kiev—close to the European borders—allowed it to participate in the affairs of the continent. Although Russia’s geographic expanse has been more in Asia, Russian political elites have traditionally identified the country as a European entity. However, following attempts at integrating with the transatlantic economic and political system during the first decade o

Prathamesh Karle