Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin chat while visiting a shipyard outside the far-eastern Russian port of Vladivostok on September 4, 2019. Photo: AP
Opinion
Opinion
Why India’s bid to bring Russia into the Indo-Pacific initiative is unwise
- Russian involvement in the Indo-Pacific will help India avoid making tough choices in the US-China face-off and could induce a split between Moscow and Beijing
- However, given close Russia-China military and economic ties, this is unlikely to happen. Instead, India could anger its allies in the Quad and Asean
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin chat while visiting a shipyard outside the far-eastern Russian port of Vladivostok on September 4, 2019. Photo: AP