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.