Israel: India's Soviet in the 21st Century?

Abstract

However strongly we might reject it, India’srecently increasing closeness to the U.S. and other western powers has irked its ‘all-weather friend’ Russia to a great deal. There have been statements rejecting any stress in the relations between the two from both the sides but one can easily read between the lines. Russia’s elevating relation with Pakistan is the first manifestation of this strain which can also be seen together with its warming up with China. Moreover, the fact that India’s increasing role in global geopolitical and economic issues has invited new and grave challenges calls for strategic friendships with not only the conventionally powerful nations but also the unconventional and unexplored relationship avenues.