Russian President Vladimir Putin (left), Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping pose for a picture on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Osaka, Japan, on June 28, 2019. Photo: Reuters Russian President Vladimir Putin (left), Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping pose for a picture on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Osaka, Japan, on June 28, 2019. Photo: Reuters
Russian President Vladimir Putin (left), Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping pose for a picture on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Osaka, Japan, on June 28, 2019. Photo: Reuters
Danil Bochkov
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Danil Bochkov

Why Russia’s relations with India and China will survive Galwan border clash

  • China and India’s current impasse poses a huge political challenge for Russia, which has established long-term strategic ties with both countries
  • Staying out of the border tensions without lending support to either side dovetails with Russia’s interests in forging diversified political contacts

Danil Bochkov
Danil Bochkov

Updated: 12:26am, 1 Jul, 2020

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Russian President Vladimir Putin (left), Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping pose for a picture on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Osaka, Japan, on June 28, 2019. Photo: Reuters Russian President Vladimir Putin (left), Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping pose for a picture on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Osaka, Japan, on June 28, 2019. Photo: Reuters
Russian President Vladimir Putin (left), Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping pose for a picture on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Osaka, Japan, on June 28, 2019. Photo: Reuters
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Danil Bochkov

Danil Bochkov

Danil Bochkov is an expert at the Russian International Affairs Council. He gained his master of economics at MGIMO-University under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia and a bachelor's degree in foreign regional studies at the Institute of Business Studies (IBS-Moscow). He also has a master's degree in world economy from the University of international Business and Economics (UIBE, Beijing)