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[정치외교] India’s Response to the Russian Invasion: One Year On
인도 국외연구자료 연구보고서 - RSIS 발간일 : 2023-03-22 등록일 : 2023-06-16 원문링크
President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine almost a year ago posed several challenges for India. Russia was a key defence partner to India, supplying an estimated 60 to 80 per cent of India’s defence equipment. Russia also supported India in developing and deploying new technologies, particularly in the nuclear and space sectors. While maintaining ties with Russia as a defence partner, India began courting the West, especially the United States, in its efforts to counter China’s influence in the Indo-Pacific. The United States had always been uneasy about India’s close relationship with Russia. But the United States accommodated India and focused on improving their bilateral relationship as India’s ties with Russia did not directly impinge on its core interests. As a result, the India-US bilateral relationship had been steadily advancing on solid footing.
This changed with Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The United States has since been rallying support for the condemnation of Russia’s actions. While this endeavour was relatively straightforward in Western Europe, the United States failed to win over India who had been unwilling to follow suit, potentially setting up both parties for serious disagreements.
Nevertheless, India has managed to walk the tightrope quite successfully a year on. It has maintained a working relationship with Russia while deepening its relationship with the United States and Europe. This essay will analyse how India adapted to this predicament and the approach it has taken. It then studies the challenges in this approach and the pitfalls thereof.
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