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INDIAN COUNCIL
OF WORLD AFFAIRS SAPRU HOUSE

ICWA- RIAC Dialogue on ‘India-Russia

Strategic Partnership’
20 October 2020

The Indian Council of World Affairs, New Delhi of non-alignment without
Aheld a dialogue with the Russian International becoming involved in the US-
Affairs Council (RIAC) on ‘India-Russia Strategic China rivalry. The challenge is to pave the way from
Partnership’ on 20 October 2020 to mark the 20th a unipolar to a multi-polar world, where India and
anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Russia are among the leading countries. For both
Strategic Partnership between India and Russia, India and Russia, there is no alternative platform to
which provides an opportunity to both sides to the UN.
assess the achievements of two decades of strategic Speakers at Session II on "Regional strategic
partnership and chart the way forward. Speakers in dynamics in Eurasia, Asia Pacific and Indo-Pacific:
the Inaugural Session included Andrey Kortunov, Outlining avenues for Russia-India collaboration”
DG, Russian International Affairs Council; Dr. TCA included Prof. Sergey Lunev, MGIMO University
Raghavan, DG, Indian Council of World Affairs; and Dr. Vivek Mishra, Research Fellow, ICWA.
DB Venkatesh Varma, Ambassador Extraordinary Speakers at Session III on “Seeking new priorities
and Plenipotentiary of India to Russia; and for bilateral interaction: trade and investment flows,
Nikolay Kudashev, Ambassador Extraordinary and innovations, science and technologies” included
Plenipotentiary of Russia to India. Lydia Kulik, Institute of Oriental Studies and Prof.
Speakers at Session I on “Global agenda against the Sanjay Deshpande, Centre for Central Eurasian
background of systemic crisis: Making the most of Studies, University of Mumbai.
Russia's and India's shared interests and overcoming During the discussions, it was emphasized that India
divergences” included Amb. Gleb Ivashentsov, RIAC and Russia are standing at the threshold of a new
Vice President and Amb. Asoke Mukherjee, Former world and their close cooperation is key in managing
PR of India to UN. It was stated that it is in the a world that is going through unprecedented
interest of India and Russia to formulate a new kind geopolitical transition.

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