Experts - Russia & India Report

Terrorism in Pakistan: A View from Moscow

Andrei Volodin — Thu, 27 Dec 2012 12:48:00 +0400

Russia should make every effort to help recover the pattern of civil society in Pakistan by supporting the role of political parties, civil groups and any organisations that aim to fight terrorism

Long way to go for Indo-Russian ties

Andrei Volodin — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 14:12:00 +0400

The Russian Government needs to play a pro-active role to get the India-Russia relationship back to the level of the 1970s

Book Review: Redefining India and Asia

Andrei Volodin — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 11:11:00 +0400

‘Simonia, Selected Works’ has a series of insights on political discourse that would be of great benefit to younger readers

Putin’s postponement of the Indo-Russian annual summit

Andrei Volodin — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 17:23:00 +0400

Some experts and journalists have over-dramatised the political and economic differences of opinion between Russia and India

Mahatma Gandhi, our greatest contemporary

Felix Yurlov — Sun, 14 Oct 2012 14:50:00 +0400

Famous Russian Indologist Felix Yurlov writes insightfully about the relevance of Mahatma Gandhi’s core ideas of non-violence and peaceful revolution in the 21st century globalizing world

Russia once again looking to be a player in South Asia

Andrei Volodin — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 14:36:00 +0400

The current state of relations between India and Pakistan gives Russia the chance to strengthen its geopolitical positions in South Asia

Russia's interests in South Asia

Andrei Volodin — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 13:10:00 +0400

It is said in the corridors of power in both India and Pakistan that Russia’s sole purpose of engaging in the region is the stabilisation of relations in South Asia

India and APEC: Center of mutual gravitation

Andrei Volodin — Tue, 04 Sep 2012 13:35:00 +0400

India’s Look East Policy and efforts to integrate its economy with Southeast Asia, make it a prime candidate to become a member of APEC

Presidential elections in India: Routine or a new meaning?

Andrei Volodin — Mon, 16 Jul 2012 12:45:00 +0400

The keenly contested presidential elections in India could spur changes in the country’s political system

Russian aviation in search of a foothold

Ilya Kramnik — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 17:20:00 +0400

The Farnborough International Air Show is an important event for the aerospace industry, but not for Russia. Russian aviation usually gets most of its exposure at Asian forums

The Soviet Ambassador who stood up to Stalin on India

V. P. Kashin — Fri, 15 Jun 2012 18:00:00 +0400

Kirill Novikov, in his role as the first Soviet envoy to India, took a bold position on the newly-independent country and its first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru

China, India challenge US monopoly on satellites

Ilya Kramnik — Fri, 15 Jun 2012 16:15:00 +0400

Development of antimissile and anti-satellite systems is not the prerogative of the United States or Russia. Many other countries, however, like China, Israel and India are developing such systems

First satellite for Indian Navy elevates country’s military status

Ilya Kramnik — Thu, 07 Jun 2012 19:29:00 +0400

India becomes the fourth country whose naval forces include a satellite group

India: Experience of economic reforms

Andrei Volodin — Fri, 01 Jun 2012 11:06:00 +0400

India’s economic success is attributable to a combination of moral imperatives and a tendency toward large-scale, long-term thinking

Conflict in the South China Sea and India’s interests

Boris Volkhonsky — Wed, 16 May 2012 15:26:00 +0400

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

Vadim Nesterov — Fri, 04 May 2012 16:46:00 +0400

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

Valeriy Kashin — Thu, 03 May 2012 13:06:00 +0400

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

Andrei Volodin — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 11:48:00 +0400

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

Vladimir Skosyrev — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 18:10:00 +0400

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?

Boris Volkhonsky — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 16:49:00 +0400

Russian indologist Boris Volkhonsky discusses conflict between government and Ministry of Defence of India

India goes to the Arctic

Sergey Lunev — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 14:59:00 +0400

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

Valeriy Kashin — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 16:51:00 +0400

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

RIR — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 19:59:00 +0400

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”

Eugenia Vanina — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 11:00:00 +0400

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.