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Conflict in the South China Sea and India’s interests

May 16, 2012 Boris Volkhonsky, The Voice of Russia
Russian indologist expresses his view on India's participation in territorial conflict between China and the Philippines in the South China Sea

Russian toe in the Indian Ocean

May 4, 2012 Vadim Nesterov, Lenta.ru
The publication of Evgeny Sergeev's book shed light on the key geopolitical intrigues in Central and Eastern Asia that are still influencing the political landscape of the Eurasian continent

What Stalin thought of Gandhi and Nehru

May 3, 2012 Valeriy Kashin, specially for RIR
Soviet leader Joseph Stalin saw India's independence as a sham and its iconic leaders like Gandhi and Nehru as counter-revolutionary forces. Stalin's attitude only shows how ideology can prejudice diplomatic relations

A forward-looking history

April 11, 2012 Andrei Volodin, RIR
In mid-April we shall mark the 65th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the USSR and India. It is appropriate to identify the basic historical stages of these relations

Golden period

April 9, 2012 Vladimir Skosyrev, RIR
Since late 1950s Russia has assisted India's growing heavy industry. Nikolai Goldin who was chief engineer at the Bhilai steel plant gives a fascinating account of those times.

Is a military coup possible in India?

April 9, 2012 Boris Volkhonsky, The Voice of Russia
Russian indologist Boris Volkhonsky discusses conflict between government and Ministry of Defence of India

India goes to the Arctic

April 6, 2012 Sergey Lunev, russiancouncil.ru
The Arctic is of a three-fold interest for India – environmental protection, economy and policy

Russia and France vs. British Empire: intricacies of Napoleon’s Indian campaign

March 30, 2012 Valeriy Kashin, RIR
The failed Russo-French military operation aiming to strike the Brits where it hurts by landing their armies in India remains an unsolved historical riddle even now. The historians argue about the causes and chances for success of this brief but bold

India: A century of struggle and The rise of a Superpower

January 30, 2012 RIR
The publishing of the monograph “A History of India: The Twentieth Century” is a landmark event in the longstanding study of India by Russian Orientalists.

Retracing India of the “Soviet Jules Verne”

January 26, 2012 Eugenia Vanina, specially for RIR
Russian science fiction writer Alexander Belyayev was a visionary of sorts. Bedridden and sick, he never travelled to India, but his imagination helps him evoke India in all its complexity and richness in Ariel, his last novel before he died.