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  Contents SPECIAL REPORT INDIA & RUSSIA: A SPECIAL AND PRIVILEGED STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP 6 Vol. 7 • Issue 10 • October 2019 Edited, Printed & Published by Linda Brady Hawke Owned by L.B. Associates (Pvt.) Ltd B-4/148C, Safdarjung Enclave, New Delhi-110029 Published from L.B. Associates (Pvt) Ltd B-4/148C, Safdarjung Enclave, New Delhi-110029, India Email: [email protected] Websites: www.diplomatist.com www.lbassociates.com Managing Editor William Hawke [email protected] Editor-in-Chief Dr. Sunil K. Sukumaran Consulting Editors Ambassador K.V. Rajan Nivedita Mukherjee Associate Editor Saurabh Dwivedi Business Editor Kanchi Batra [email protected] Director-Business Development Binoy Sahee [email protected] Business Head (Kolkata) Didhiti Ghosh Layout & Design Atul Kumar DISCLAIMER: The views and opinions expressed in this magazine are solely those of the authors and do not necessarily refl ect those of the editors or publisher. Although all eff orts have been made to ensure the complete accuracy of text, neither the editors nor publisher can accept responsibility for consequences arising from errors or omissions or any opinions or advice given. STRATEGIC CONTOURS OF INDIA’S ENGAGEMENT IN RUSSIA’S FAR EAST AND THE SIGNIFICANCE OF EASTERN ECONOMIC FORUM (EEF) 10 THE JOURNEY SO FAR 13 INDIA AND RUSSIA: TWO DECADES OF STRATEGIC DIALOGUE AND PARTNERSHIP 17 INDIA, RUSSIA TO STEP UP DEFENCE COOPERATION 19 INDIA AND RUSSIA ENERGY COOPERATION SPOTLIGHT CHINA AT 70 37 WILL THE ELEPHANT DANCE WITH THE DRAGON? 38 LATIN AMERICAN CORNER CAPTAIN CHAINSAW IS BURNING THE AMAZON, AND THE REST OF THE WORLD IS CHEERING HIM ON 40 INDIA & THE WORLD ENHANCING INDIA- BANGLADESH MARITIME CONNECTIVITY IN THE BAY OF BENGAL: POSSIBILITIES AND CHALLENGES 43 INDIA-NEPAL: FUELLING THEIR PARTNERSHIP WITH 1ST CROSS BORDER OIL PIPELINE 46 LONG TERM FRIENDSHIP GOAL, INDIA-MYANMAR 48 21 AFRICA DIARY INDIA’S SOFT POWER IN RUSSIA INTERVIEW: H.E. MR JOEL SIBUSISO NDEBELE HIGH COMMISSIONER OF SOUTH AFRICA TO INDIA 24 PROSPECTS FOR INDIA- RUSSIA SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL COOPERATION 28 50 INSIDE EUROPE THE WAY AHEAD IN INDO- RUSSIAN TIES IS IT AN OPPORTUNE TIME FOR INDIA-EU FREE TRADE AGREEMENT? 31 53 IT’S ECONOMY STUPID! IN RENDEZVOUS WITH MR ROMAN BABUSHKIN, DEPUTY CHIEF OF MISSION, EMBASSY OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION CORPORATE TAX RELIEF: AN ELIXIR FOR THE INDIAN ECONOMY 34 56