On May 15 at 12:00, the Valdai Discussion Club, in partnership with the Observer Research Foundation (ORF), will hold a webinar on Russian-Indian relations.
The Valdai Club has historically paid great attention to relations between Russia and India. In recent years, both countries have announced their intention to enter new areas of bilateral cooperation, maintaining the same pace in such priority areas as military-technical cooperation. In the wake of the pandemic, the leaders and foreign affairs ministries of Russia and India have continued to be in contact. So, on May 9, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated Russia on its Victory Day anniversary, emphasising India’s special solidarity with the Russians.
In late April, India decided to supply anti-malaria drugs to Russia that have proven effective against coronavirus.
During the webinar, experts will also discuss new trends in international relations. One of them is the growing confrontation between the United States and China, which is especially important in the context of relations between Russia, India and China. The situation between India and China remains tense. The incident on the Indian-Chinese border in the Himalayas on May 10 only confirms this.
What do current events bring to relations between Moscow and Delhi? How will other major powers influence relations between Russia and India? Will the partners be able to maintain equilibrium in an increasingly unstable world order? How will the world after the pandemic affect these goals – will it provide new opportunities or create new problems? Webinar participants will answer these and other questions.
Speakers:
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Nandan Unnikrishnan, Distinguished Fellow, Observer Research Foundation
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Fyodor Lukyanov, Research director, Valdai Discussion Club
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Anuradha Chenoy, former dean at School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.
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Ivan Safranchuk, Senior Fellow, Institute for International Studies, MGIMO-University
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Vasily Kashin, Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Comprehensive European and International Studies, HSE
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Nivedita Kapoor, Junior Fellow with Observer Research Foundation’s Strategic Studies Programme
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Alexey Kupriyanov, Senior Research Fellow at the Sector of International Organisations and Global Political Regulation of the Department of International Political Problems, IMEMO RAS
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Timofei Borisov, Research Fellow, Center for Analysis of Strategies and Technologies (CAST)
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Sanjay Despande, Director, Centre for Central Eurasian Studies, University of Mumbai
Moderator:
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Timofei Bordachev, Programme director of the Valdai Discussion Club
Working languages: Russian, English.
Attention to the media! You can participate remotely with prior accreditation. To do this, you need to fill out the accreditation form on our website and indicate your personal mobile number with the WhatsApp application installed.
For readers: A link to the live broadcast of the meeting will be posted on all social media of the Valdai Club, including Telegram, Facebook, Vkontakte, Twitter, Instagram. In addition, you can follow the discussion in our Telegram channel: a text broadcast will be available.
You can ask the speakers a question by sending it before the broadcast or live to press@valdaiclub.com, on WhatsApp to the number: +79269307763 or by sending it in a personal message to one of our social media.
Be sure to include your name and position, as well as the name of the speaker to whom the question is addressed. Questions will be asked during the Q&A session.
