Semyachkin, A.A. The Russian-Indian concept of strategic partnership

Abstract: This article is devoted to the evaluation of the current state of the Russian-Indian relations and the changes, which were introduced into them by the visit of the President of the Russian Federation V.V. Putin in December of 2012. It is noted that in the foreign political sphere the relations between Russia and India are developed in two key formats: as a strategic partnership in support of national interests in the international arena, and as regional centralism, which is aimed to limit the influence of non-regional players, wishing to strengthen their positions in these regions as dominating political forces.

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