Valdai Club

Natalya Ulchenko

Matthias Uhl

Nandan Unnikrishnan

Valentin Uvarov

Polina Uvarova

Andreas Umland

Marc Uzan

Hasan Ünal

Nandan Unnikrishnan

India

Distinguished Fellow, Observer Research Foundation.

He joined the Observer Research Foundation (ORF) to initiate and subsequently head a Eurasian Studies Programme (2004). Prior to becoming an academic, he was a journalist for almost 25 years. The bulk of his career was with India’s premier news agency The Press Trust of India (PTI). He left PTI after a 3-year stint as its Chief of Bureau in Moscow in the early 90s. Subsequently, he moved into news management with India’s first news channel Television International (TVI). Nandan Unnikrishnan is one of India’s leading experts on the former Soviet space, particularly India-Russia relations. His articles are widely published in and outside India. He has also edited and co-authored several books and monographs.

Materials

India-Russia Relations in a Post-Covid World

The current period of flux is exactly the time for the two sides to bank on their “special and privileged strategic partnership” to pursue a multi-vector foreign policy. The most important, critical takeaway from the relationship for both countries is the strategic space they provide each other to deal with the US, China and other great powers, write Nandan Unnikrishnan and Nivedita Kapoor. The article is published as part of the Valdai Club’s Think Tank project, continuing the collaboration between Valdai and Observer Research Foundation (New Delhi).

India, Russia and the Indo-Pacific

Since its first mention in an official policy document by Australia in 2013, the idea of Indo-Pacific has steadily gained prominence amongst the polity and commentariat in several countries. The concept, which acknowledges the salience of economic and maritime connectivity of the Indian and Pacific Oceans, has more recently acquired a complex political dimension as well.

Kashmir: Reorganisation and Reintegration

On August 5, 2019, the government of India proposed the reorganisation of the state of Jammu and Kashmir, claiming that depriving it of its privileges would end a local conflict that has been going on for thirty years. Nandan Unikrishnan, Vice President and Senior Fellow of the Observer Research Foundation (ORF), discussed the reasons for this decision and its possible consequences in an interview with valdaiclub.com.

Will the India-Pakistan Conflict Escalate?

For the immediate future, it appears there won’t be any escalation of the current tension sparked off by the February 14 terrorist attack. The pressure from the international community, particularly the great powers including the United States, appears to be acting as the necessary restraint.

Indian Approaches to Multilateral Cooperation and Institutions in Eurasia

The changing nature of the world order and the uncertainty this brings into international affairs is pushing countries to hedge their bets by investing in multilateral and bilateral economic projects as well as creating new groupings – regional and global. India sees many benefits in joining such organizations and has joined quite a few in recent times, albeit for different purposes.

2017 Was a Good Year for India-Russia Ties, 2018 Can Be Better

However successful the defence relationship between India and Russia, it is not enough in the modern world to sustain a truly strategic partnership – one that provides each other with greater strategic space to deal with the challenges of the new emerging geopolitical world order.

Iran’s Prospects in Joining the SCO

Iran's joining of the SCO is beneficial to both sides, said Valdai Club expert, Nandan Unnikrishnan, Vice President and Senior Fellow at the Observer Research Foundation. With the accession of Iran, the SCO will be able to settle the Afghanistan problem, and develop strategic transport corridors. Iran, becoming a member of the SCO, will raise its rating as a regional player.

The Doklam Standoff: A Need for Win-Win Diplomacy

The most complicated issue in the current standoff between the Indian and Chinese military in the Doklam region is negotiating a solution in which neither side appears to have lost, Valdai Club expert Nandan Unnikrishnan, Vice President and Senior Fellow at the Observer Research Foundation, believes.

India-Russia: Privileged Strategic Partnership?

Tensions between Washington and Moscow and the deepening embrace between China and Russia are of concern to India. Moscow should know that PM Modi sees India is an independent actor on the world stage. Russia clearly has a pragmatic leadership which would not want to jeopardise a multi-billion dollar relationship with India for a few million dollars' deals with Pakistan.

First Russian-Pakistani Military Exercises: Changing Places

The Russian-Pakistani military cooperation is a relatively new phenomenon.

Video

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