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Russia's nebulous public position on its growing ties with Pakistan continues to give sleepless nights to Indian policymakers who have sought to isolate Islamabad on the issue of terrorism. After it officially denied reports that it had shown any interest in China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), Moscow has not just declared strong support for the China-funded project but also announced its intention to link its own Eurasian Economic Union project with CPEC.



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CPEC, which will link Gwadar in Pakistan's restive Balochistan province to Xinjiang in China, remains a major bugbear for Indian foreign policy as it passes through the Gilgit-Baltistan region in Pakistan administered Kashmir claimed by India. Beijing has shown scant regard for India's concerns despite PM Narendra Modi himself having taken up the issue of Chinese involvement in the disputed territory with President Xi Jinping.

Moscow last month emphatically denied Pakistan media reports that it was looking to involve itself in CPEC by acquiring access to the port built by China at Gwadar . Russia's ambassador to Pakistan Alexey Y Dedov has now been quoted as saying that Russia and Pakistan have held discussions to merge Moscow's Eurasian Economic Union project with the CPEC.

Dedov said Russia "strongly" supported CPEC as it was important for Pakistan's economy and also regional connectivity.

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The mixed signals emanating from Moscow, as strategic affairs expert Brahma Chellaney said, are injecting uncertainty in the direction of the Russia-India relationship whose trajectory long epitomized constancy and stability.

"It is as if Moscow no longer sees India as a reliable friend or partner. Indeed, by seeking common cause with India's regional adversaries — including by supporting the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor through internationally disputed territory and engaging with the Pakistan-backed Taliban — Russia is challenging India's core interests," said Chellaney.

India continues to officially maintain that it doesn't see any "downward trend" in relations with Russia even as it works behind the scenes to convince Moscow that Pakistan remained the fountainhead of terrorism in the region.

For India though, Russia further queered the situation in Afghanistan by declaring that it regarded Afghan Taliban as a national military-political movement. Russia is looking to engage the Taliban apparently to defeat IS but, as the MEA spokesperson warned last week, India wants any engagement with Taliban to respect the internationally recognized red lines, including giving up violence and severing ties with al-Qaida.

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The comments made by Dedov are only the latest in a series of Russian doublespeak on Pakistan this year. As it officially conveyed to Moscow, India was disturbed by Russia's decision to hold its first ever joint military exercise with Pakistan days after Uri terror strike which left 19 Indian soldiers dead. The Russians justified it by saying that the exercise was meant to help Pakistan deal with terrorism.
At the Brics Goa summit in October, Russia chose not to help India publicly name Pakistan based terrorist outfits like Lashkar and Jaish in the official declaration in the face of Chinese resistance.

Russia continues to insist that its ties with Pakistan will not come at India's cost. Asked about the Russia-Pakistan military exercise though, at the recent Heart of Asia conference, Russia's presidential envoy to Pakistan Zamir Kabulov said Moscow didn't complain about India's close cooperation with the US and so India also shouldn't complain about "much low level" of cooperation between Russia and Pakistan. India may or may not complain, but it's certainly watching with eyes wide open.

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Same time India has invested billions of dollars, and still doing major defense deals with Russia, India can pressurize Russia to halt military deals but it can't pressurize Russia on international relation. Pakistan is very important player in the region, Russia knows it, and it can't ignore this reality. One of the reason Russia want good relation with Pakistan and it is interested to increase trade with Pakistan.
 
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Nothing new. Its pretty obvious there is a Pakistan, Russia and China alliance in the works. America is going to be business as usual with Pakistan where it needs but covertly supporting India. Israel is pro India obviously. India will desperately try to become the next China to counter the alliance.
 
Modi treats India's foreign policy as a blunt force instrument -- our way or else -- when in reality it should be both realistic and nuanced.
yes, he is too quick to make decisions without seeing the ground realities..

i think the reason for Russia's closeness with Pakistan during Modi's rule is that...
Russian thinks that Modi+company's blind hatred against Pakistan and there support for ISIS to counter Afghan Taliban and Pakistan will haunt Russia and its neighbors and will give reason to USA/NATO to infiltrate further into Russian neighborhood..

this is the national security threat to Russians and that;s why they are making both Afghan Taliban and Pakistan their Friends to crush ISIS before it holds ground

thanks dadeechi i was thinking to tag you here..
 
LMAO.:rofl:
An article by a TOI-let owned subsidiary.

Here is the reality on CPEC and Russia Pakistan:

1) In his Annual address to Russian Parliament two weeks back, President Putin specifically called India a foreign policy priority and privileged strategic partner whereas he made zero mention of Pakistan.

2)Russian Special envoy Kabulov specifically called cooperation with Pakistan low level & purely commercial compared to strategic one with India.

3)In the past four months while Russia signed several deals for sales of defence equipment to India, it publicly humiliated Pakistan by rejecting sale of Su-35.

4)In another episode of public humiliation for Pakistan, Russia publicly rejected reports of Russia joining CPEC.

5) Russia humiliated Pakistan , by sending only 70 soldiers to its exercise with Pakistan but sending over 200 to its exercise with India.
 
Someone in the east must be screaming with rectal pain.
I think Russia is following Chinese One Door policy in South Asia: Trade with all countries on equal basis, and this is helping them to gain influence in the region.
 
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