Comments on: Russia’s Rouble Advantage

By: Lawrence Summers

Lawrence Summers — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 20:25:57 +0000

As the economies of the U.S., Europe and Japan all contract, China’s dependence on export manufacturing places it in a position of extreme vulnerability: http://www.globalsecuritieswatch.org/PRC_Sovereign_Risk_Review.pdf

By: Shantanu Chatterjee

Shantanu Chatterjee — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 12:25:03 +0000

Benjamin Disraeli once said “we have no permanent friends only permanent interests” every major country but ours understands this.

By: Harry

Harry — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 14:05:26 +0000

India should according to its benefit. We should have a good relationship with Russia as it was the only friend who supported all the decades. but the Indian foriegn policy should see beyond Russia for Economic, Military, Industrial growths etc

By: The Indian Economy Blog » Indo-Russian Relations Not “Special”… They Never Were

Sun, 25 Nov 2007 10:20:11 +0000

[...] its international stature. During the same time frame as the cryogenic engine fiasco, the “rupee versus ruble” debate flared up in Indo-Russian [...]

By: Pragmatic Euphony » Blog Archive » Indo-Russian relations Not “Special”… they never were

Sun, 25 Nov 2007 09:48:29 +0000

[...] its international stature. During the same time frame as the cryogenic engine fiasco, the “rupee versus ruble” debate flared up in Indo-Russian [...]

By: Pragmatic Euphony » Blog Archive » Russian armtwisting continues

Pragmatic Euphony » Blog Archive » Russian armtwisting continues — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 08:53:42 +0000

[...] The Indian relationship with Russia has a chequered history and the outstanding Rupee debt fund available to the Russians further queers the trade relationship. Time has come to jettison the six-decade old bilateral relationship, more so if does not serve Indian interests in the long run. By opening discussions on extending beyond 2010 their military cooperation pact, India is further tying up its future to a strategic relationship with this aggressive geopolitical player. If India doesn’t assert its independence and non-alignment now, the costs will be too heavy for the Indian establishment to bear in the future. [...]

By: Pragmatic

Pragmatic — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 04:39:23 +0000

@Nikhil / Ram,

Thanks for the encouraging comments. Let’s wait and evaluate the economic costs of our changing geopolitical and strategic relationships. I also lament the lack of any serious discussion on the subject in our media and the blogosphere.

By: little Ram

little Ram — Sun, 07 Oct 2007 12:06:26 +0000

Superb summary of the Russian connection and a good analysis of the policy alternatives too I must say! Could we encourage you dwell some more on the alternatives open to us in future as well as the consequences of our choices?

By: Nikhil Nayak

Nikhil Nayak — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 18:45:36 +0000

Pragmatic, where in heck did you come across this information? It’s been a while since my last visit to IEB and this is something very interesting. For sure this is going to make the defence deals interesting.

By: The Acorn » Russian armtwisting

The Acorn » Russian armtwisting — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 07:34:55 +0000

[...] The immediate answer is that Russia is compelling India to award the US$10 billion tender for the purchase of multi-role fighter aircraft to Russian manufacturers. India’s overall defence technology relationship with Russia is worth a lot more, but this angle cannot be ruled out. But it is unlikely that Russia would have considered issuing such a threat in isolation to the emerging geopolitics in Central Asia. For it would be reckless, even for a hardball player, to issue a threat without insuring against the consequences of it failing to have the desired effect. So what is Russia counting on? Well, China. [...]