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6 February 2015, The Moscow Times

Russia, U.S. Vie for India’s Friendship – and Trade

Neelam Deo, Director, Gateway House, has been quoted in an article on the idea that in the wake of a visit by U.S. President Barack Obama to India last week that yielded an announcement of vastly increased bilateral trade, Russia is eyeing the budding friendship between the two countries warily. This article has been published by The Moscow Times

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Some in Moscow are apparently concerned that Russia may lose out as a result of closer relations between its traditional ally and arms client on the subcontinent and the U.S. at a time when Russia is seeking to increase its traditionally lucrative trade with India to offset Western sanctions.

“There are some people in the Russian political elite who worry about close relations between India and the United States,” said Pyotr Topychkanov from the Carnegie Moscow Center think tank.

“They think that India is a battlefield between the U.S. and Russia, just as Ukraine is a battlefield and Syria was a battlefield.”

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