Fyodor Lukyanov: Russia and India Will Never Pose a Threat to Each Other

10.12.2025

Interviews

Fyodor A. Lukyanov

Russia in Global Affairs
Editor-in-Chief;
National Research University–Higher School of Economics, Moscow, Russia
Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs
Research Professor;
Valdai Discussion Club
Research Director

AUTHOR IDs

SPIN RSCI: 4139-3941
ORCID: 0000-0003-1364-4094
ResearcherID: N-3527-2016
Scopus AuthorID: 24481505000

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Interview to RT India

During a broadcast on RT India – a new English-language television channel that began airing on 5 December – Fyodor Lukyanov, Editor-in-Chief of Russia in Global Affairs, discussed India’s growing role in the emerging polycentric world order, the cultural and “spiritual” complementarity between Russia and India, the evolution of bilateral relations after the dissolution of the USSR, and why Russia and India will never pose a threat to each other.

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The Moscow–Delhi Axis Is Becoming a Template for a Post-Western World

Fyodor A. Lukyanov

A state visit by the Russian president to India is always a significant event, given the size of the two countries and their influence on the world stage. However, Vladimir Putin’s trip this week to New Delhi is particularly notable. It is taking place against the backdrop of rapid and profound changes on the international stage, in which both countries are playing a decisive role.

Same Same, but Different: Strategic Relations in the Russia-India-China-U.S. Quadrangle

Gleb G. Makarevich

Russia must realize that the Indian political elites are expanding their contacts with the Americans not because of the “pressure from Washington,” but because, in their opinion, cooperation with the U.S. is in New Delhi’s national interests. At the same time, Moscow has the right to expect New Delhi to show a similar attitude towards the Russian-Chinese “relations of comprehensive partnership and strategic interaction of a new era.”

#India #India-Russia relations #Indian foreign policy