India's growing interest in the Arctic, fueled by trade routes, shipbuilding opportunities, and energy investments, positions it as a key player in the region, countering Chinese influence and aligning with both Russian and Western interests.
Authored by Andrew Korybko via Substack, Rising India n influence in the Arctic serves as a counterbalance to China’s, which meets both Russia n and Western interests... The Russia n- India n joint working group on the Northern Sea Route NSR through the Arctic Ocean, which is expected to become one of the world’s most important trade routes, just held its first meeting last week in Delhi.
A 2017 Russian law banned shipping oil, natural gas, and coal along that route under a foreign flag, while a 2018 one mandates that these ships will have to be built in Russia. Given Russia’s naturally declining population, experienced Indian sailors could be contracted to help navigate these ships instead of relying on Central Asian migrants, who the locals don’t want any more of.
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