Moscow – Delhi – Beijing Triangle in the System of India’s Foreign Policy

Abstract

The present article is focused on the Moscow – Delhi – Beijing strategic “triangle” and its influence on India’s foreign policy. The author traces the history of the “triangle” conceptualizing the dynamic attitude of Russia, India and China to the notion of economic and geopolitical integration in Eurasia. After the dismemberment of the Soviet Union, the “triangle”, for quite a while, was evolving as a “2 plus 1” geometric figure; the highly controversial India – China relationship being the main reason for geostrategic stumbling block. The nascent regrouping of forces at the global level is pushing Beijing and Delhi to geopolitical rapprochement. What is emerging as a pivotal bilateral issue is the strategic stake of the Elephant and the Dragon in the coming polycentric world order. Also, the author believes that this reciprocal motion is encouraged by tectonic powershifts in world politics that have come into the open after the 24th of February, 2022. The “dramatic” remodeling of the international geopolitical space envisages a new intensity of Russia – India economic relations inside the “triangle”. Widening and deepening scope of bilateral economic relations might be sustained by an open mutual clearing system with absolute transparency. In Russia, to raise the effectiveness of bilateral economic ties, the state-guided strategic governance will come to rescue. The principles of strategic governance were successfully tested in the “developmental state” practiced by Japan, South Korea as well as other advanced societies of the Far East and South-east Asia. Another emerging “driver” of Russia – India relations is the scheme of the International Transportation Corridor with an active participation of Iran.

Keywords

• polycentric world order
• russia
• india
• china
• india – china border dispute
• pakistan
• the usa
• geopolitics
• iran
• north-south international transportation corridor