Reflections on Reading: India’s Arctic Policy Perspectives

Annotation

The review examines the prospects of cooperation between India and Russia in the Arctic based on the analysis of the monograph by Indian scientists. The cooperation between the two countries, on the one hand, is based on long-standing friendly traditions dating back to Soviet times. On the other hand, modern India has a higher status in international relations and pursues a pragmatic foreign policy course. The US has objectively become a more important partner for India in international politics than Russia, given their common desire to contain China. This means that India’s Arctic policy will take into account the US position, balancing secondary sanctions with the benefits of cooperation with Russia. At the same time, India views the rapprochement between China and Russia in the Arctic as very painful, seeking to realize its own interests in the region. 

About authors

Valeriy N. Konyshev, Dr. Sci. (Polit.)
konyshev-vn@ranepa.ru, ORCID: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7257-6848
Russian Academy of National Economy and Public Administration under the President of the Russian Federation, Sredny prospekt, 57/43, Saint Petersburg, Russia

Keywords

Arctic, India’s strategy, international cooperation, Russian-Indian relations

DOI

https://doi.org/10.37482/issn2221-2698.2025.59.214

UDC

327.5(540)(985)(045)