3 February 2023

A new Sino-Russian alliance: What are its implications for India?

C. Raja Mohan

China can ramp up, at will, the military pressure on the disputed border with India; Delhi depends on Russian military supplies to cope with the PLA challenge; and Moscow is now a junior partner to Beijing. It is not a nice place for Delhi to be in

2Despite their huge stakes in economic engagement with Russia and China, Berlin and Tokyo have had no choice but to join Washington in ramping up the commercial pressure against Russia and China. (Illustration by C R Sasikumar)

The triangular dynamic between the US, Russia and China has long been the principal factor shaping independent India’s geopolitics.

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