What does Russia and India have in common?

Both countries are members of many international bodies where they collaborate closely on matters of shared national interest. Important examples include the UN, BRICS, G20 and SCO. Russia has stated publicly that it supports India receiving a permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council.

How are India and China related?

Cultural and economic relations between China and India date back to ancient times. However, since the late 1980s, both countries have successfully rebuilt diplomatic and economic ties. In 2008, China became India’s largest trading partner and the two countries have also extended their strategic and military relations.

How has covid-19 affected Russia’s role in India-China relations?

Russia, with its proximity to China, is believed to have played a behind-the-scenes role in defusing tensions between India and China during the Doklam standoff between them in 2017, though it was economically dependent on China. However, the COVID-19 pandemic has wrought more changes in the power equation than meets the eye.

What is Russia’s relationship with India like compared to China?

However, according to defence experts – ‘Russia has a good understanding that India is a democratic country, whereas China is a totalitarian or, say, a country with a kind of dictatorship, so Russia considers its ties with India more friendly based on historical relations.

Does Russia want a more assertive India in Asia?

There is the opinion that Moscow wants a more assertive India to counterbalance China’s growing hegemony in Asia . Russia has long supported India’s ascension to having a permanent seat in a “reformed” UN Security Council, for example.

Is Russia-India-China grouping an irritant for China?

Russia’s relationship with China dates back to Soviet times, but India-Russia ties have been an irritant for China. Many years ago, I had asked the late Russian Ambassador Alexander Kadakin about his views on the concept of RIC – the Russia-India-China Grouping.