This book attempts to examine the New Trends in Indo-Russian Relations after the disintegration of the Soviet Union. Over two dozen outstanding scholars have analysed, these relations in the new historical conditions. It is relevant to mention here that recently Russia conducted its first naval exercise with India, which brings out the nature of strategic cooperation. These relations should be seen when a series of steps are being taken by Russia to forge closer economic and security relationships across a vast region from Central Asia to South East Asia. A specific feature of this study is how the main focus of Russia’s policy is focused on India and China. Jointly with China, Russia for instance has moved to turn the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation into a full fledged regional security body. It is expected to extend its mandate beyond Central Asia by inducting India and Iran. Above all, bilateral ties with India and China, Russia is actively promoting trilateral cooperation among them. This shows how Indo-Russian relations are developing and deepening and have already assumed a multi-dimensional character—strategic partnership, fight against international terrorism, defence cooperation, naval cooperation in the context of strategic importance of Indian Ocean region, commonalty of interests in Central Asia and the present level of economic cooperation etc.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR V D Chopra
V.D. Chopra began his innings, as Head of Economics Department in D.A.V. College in Rawalpindi. He was a political activist and a freedom fighter. In 1939, he was sentenced to 18 months, imprisonment for pulling down the Union Jack. In 1941, he was detained in the notorious Lahore Fort. He was again arrested under Defence of India Rules in 1942-43. The allegation against him was that he was organizing subversive activities in the armed services. He presented academic papers in various international seminars such as in Japan, Australia, New Zealand and erstwhile Soviet Union. He worked for Link weekly and Patriot daily for three decades in various capacities and rose to become the chief editor. He covered Arab-Israel war from Cairo and Indo-Pak conflicts in 1965 and 1971. He has been awarded the Jawaharlal Nehru Peace Prize for his book India and the Socialist World in 1984. At present, he is Vice-President of the International Institute for Asia-Pacific Studies, New Delhi. He has authored and edited a large number of books during the last 20 years. The books relevant to the present volume include Agony of Punjab (1984), Studies in Indo-Pak Relations (1984), India’s Unity and Security Challenges (1984), South Asia in Transition: Conflicts and Tensions (1986), Religious Fundamentalism in Asia (1994), Genesis of Regional Conflicts (1995), Afghanistan and Asian Stability (1998), and Rise of Terrorism and Secessionism in Eurasia (2001).
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