Valdai Club

Yuri Slezkine

Feng Shaolei

Ori Sela

Vyacheslav Shuper

Nobuo Shimotomai

Ilya Spektor

Olga Slavova

Claire Spencer

Marat Shibutov

B.K. Sharma

Maj Gen (Retd), Strategic Expert and Former Director General of the United Service Institution of India.

Materials

RIC: The Russia–India–China Construct in a Contested Multipolar World

Instead of advocating for competing visions, Russia, India and China must explore interoperability standards, joint financing for third-country projects, and complementary corridor development. RIC must remain issue-based rather than evolving into a formal alliance, preserving utility while avoiding a bloc formation that could trigger balancing responses, writes Maj Gen (Retd) BK Sharma.

The Influence of Culture on India’s Foreign Policy

Geopolitics in broad terms is a relationship between the geography, resources, demography, culture, ideology and political system of a nation state that determines its international relations. Culture is a blend of a nation's core values, beliefs, traditions, patterns of behaviour, habits, symbols, achievements and particular ways of adapting to the strategic environment.

Evolving Geopolitical Dynamics of the Former Soviet Space

New Delhi will navigate a polarised world through its multi-vector engagement, championing the cause of the Global South and seeking reforms in the UN Security Council and other international institutions, writes Major General (Ret.) B.K. Sharma, Director of the United Services Institution (India).

India’s Foreign Policy in Evolving Geopolitical Scenario

At a juncture when a buoyant India is well on its transition from a balancing power to a leading power, unprecedented geopolitical developments are unravelling at a fast pace in our strategic neighborhood and beyond. The three strategic shocks viz, COVID pandemic, Talibanization of Afghanistan and Ukraine crisis have impacted globalization and the world order with ramifications for India?