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The Russia–India–China (RIC) trilateral dialogue emerged in the late 1990s, rooted in ex-Russian PM Primakov’s vision of a trilateral Eurasian bloc to counter Western dominance.
Chinese President Xi Jinping, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister Narendra Modi take part in a photo ceremony before a plenary session of the BRICS 2024 summit in Kazan, Russia. (IMAGE: REUTERS FILE)
India on Thursday signalled openness to reviving trilateral talks with China and Russia, saying the longstanding format could be explored again after a “long time.” The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) hinted that discussions on global and regional issues may soon take place under the mechanism.
“This is a mechanism where three countries come together to discuss global and regional issues. When this meeting happens, we will work out a mutually convenient date and let you know,” MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said at the weekly briefing.
The Russia–India–China (RIC) trilateral dialogue emerged in the late 1990s, rooted in former Russian Prime Minister Yevgeny Primakov’s vision of a trilateral Eurasian power bloc to balance Western dominance.
The External Affairs Ministry’s spokespersons comments on RIC comes months after Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said the time for the revival of the troika has come.
“I would like to confirm our genuine interest in earliest resumption of the work within the format of troika – Russia, India, China – which was established many years ago on the initiative of Yevgeny Primakov (former Russian PM), and which has organised meetings over 20 times at the ministerial level since then, not only at level of foreign policy chiefs, but also heads of other economic, trade and financial agencies of three countries,” Lavrov said in June.
India continues to stress that China ties could normalize only if the border situation remained quiet.
One early landmark was the 2007 Delhi Security Summit, where China’s Li Zhaoxing, India’s Pranab Mukherjee, and Russia’s Sergey Lavrov discussed cross-border security, UN reform and regional flashpoints.
Shankhyaneel Sarkar is a senior subeditor at News18. He covers international affairs, where he focuses on breaking news to in-depth analyses. He has over five years of experience during which he has covered sev…Read More
Shankhyaneel Sarkar is a senior subeditor at News18. He covers international affairs, where he focuses on breaking news to in-depth analyses. He has over five years of experience during which he has covered sev… Read More
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