India-Russia Strategic Partnership: Ready for an Upgrade?

Fri. June 26th, 2020

Indo-Russian relations, while remaining generally friendly, have long been stagnating. The material base that traditionally supports them—arms sales and a few other state-supported projects—has not expanded for decades

A lot has been said from both governments about the need to give the Indo-Russia ties a new impetus, yet more can be achieved. It is evident, however, that a stronger and more comprehensive relationship with India would help Russia to maintain its equilibrium in Greater Eurasia, including vis-à-vis China. India, too, would clearly benefit from more productive and secure links to Russia.

Is there a way to upgrade Indo-Russian economic and technological ties and make geopolitical and security interaction more effective, while not upending India’s connections with the United States, and Russia’s with China?

To help elucidate those issues and suggest creative and innovative solutions, Carnegie Moscow Center has invited several leading experts from both countries to engage in an online dialogue.

Opening Remarks

D. B. Venkatesh Varma is Ambassador of India to the Russian Federation.

Speakers

Timofey Borisov is a research fellow at the Centre for Analysis of Strategies and Technologies (CAST).

Rajesh Bansal is a senior adviser at Carnegie India.

Lydia Kulik is head of India studies at the Institute for Emerging Market Studies, Moscow School of Management (Skolkovo).

Nivedita Kapoor is junior fellow at Observer Research Foundation (ORF), New Delhi.

Samir Saran is President of the Observer Research Foundation, New Delhi.

Nandan Unnikrishnan is distinguished fellow at Observer Research Foundation (ORF), New Delhi.

Moderator

Dmitri Trenin is director of the Carnegie Moscow Center.

Carnegie does not take institutional positions on public policy issues; the views represented herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Carnegie, its staff, or its trustees.
event speakers

Dmitri Trenin

Director, Carnegie Moscow Center

Trenin was director of the Carnegie Moscow Center from 2008 to early 2022.

D. B. Venkatesh Varma

Timofey Borisov

Rajesh Bansal

Senior Adviser, Carnegie India

Rajesh Bansal was a senior adviser at Carnegie India. His research focuses on financial technologies, particularly electronic payment systems, electronic cash transfers, and digital financial services to enable inclusive development. He leads the center’s technology and society program.

Lydia Kulik

Nivedita Kapoor

Samir Saran

Nandan Unnikrishnan