Topic: Bilateral, regional and global groupings and agreements involving India and/or affecting India’s interests.
4. Russia’s gullible advocacy of China’s global visualization is what seems to be leaving India quite puzzled. Discuss from the viewpoint of India’s interests. (250 words)
Reference: The Hindu
Why the question:
The article discusses the increasingly divergent perspectives of India and Russia in global geopolitics and analyzes its potential impact on bilateral relations.
Key Demand of the question:
Analyse in detail the widening gap in the opinions of Russia and India in global geopolitics and what impact could it leave on India.
Directive:
Discuss – This is an all-encompassing directive – you have to debate on paper by going through the details of the issues concerned by examining each one of them. You have to give reasons for both for and against arguments.
Structure of the answer:
Introduction:
Start with current context; Russian President through his recent statement on the India-China border standoff and ongoing de-escalation talks had emphasized the need to debar any “extra-regional power” to interfere in the process.
Body:
Highlight first the Russia’s increasing inclinations towards China and its implications for India.
Then discuss the implications of such a remark for India-Russia ties.
Discuss in detail Russia’s perspectives; On India-China standoff, On Quad and the Indo-Pacific strategy, India’s deepening relationship with the West etc.
Explain in what way the current Russian foreign policy is being based on a flawed assessment of the current situation. Discuss how it warns against obsessive preoccupation with Russia’s ‘status’ rivalry with the U.S.
Conclusion:
Despite some great changes in the global and regional politico-security environment, India has been able to maintain amicable ties with Russia. However, the recent events seem to be straining this bilateral relation.
