India-Russia Post Cold War Relations

Post Cold War international relations have undeniably been a litmus test for the bilateral relations between India and Russia. With the emergence of a new international system the foreign policies of both countries vacillated to explore new avenues of partnerships with other international players an opportunity that otherwise proved effective to a large extent. National priorities and the geo-political architecture remodelled by the US thus compelled New Delhi and Moscow to pursue a foreign policy that moved away from serving the interests of each other. While defining the trends in the bilateral relations between the two countries the strategic community has questioned whether the relationship can remain as special and strategic as it had been in the past. Are both countries still as relevant to one another as they once were?