India’s Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar (from left), Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi at a Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit in Moscow on September 10. Photo: Russian Foreign Ministry Press Service via AP
India’s Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar (from left), Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi at a Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit in Moscow on September 10. Photo: Russian Foreign Ministry Press Service via AP
C. Uday Bhaskar
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C. Uday Bhaskar

Biden’s China policy tweaks could bring fresh tensions for India and Russia

  • A more collective US approach to dealing with China will force India and Russia to rebalance power relations, especially in a post-pandemic world requiring greater cooperation
  • India will increasingly be caught between the tug and pull, as closer ties with US fray relations with Russia

C. Uday Bhaskar
C. Uday Bhaskar

Updated: 3:08am, 18 Jan, 2021

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India’s Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar (from left), Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi at a Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit in Moscow on September 10. Photo: Russian Foreign Ministry Press Service via AP
India’s Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar (from left), Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi at a Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit in Moscow on September 10. Photo: Russian Foreign Ministry Press Service via AP
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