Critically examine the consequences of disintegration …

The disintegration of the Soviet Union did not make much difference for countries like India because India has maintained good relations with all the post-communist countries. It has still very strong and good relations with Russia which is a successor state at the international level as is clear from the following facts :

(i) Indo-Russian relations are embedded in a history of trust and common interests and are matched by popular perceptions. Indian heroes from Rajkapoor to Amitabh Bachchan are household names in Russia and many post-Soviet countries.

(ii) Russia and India share a vision of a multipolar world order i.e., the coexistence of several powers in the international system, collective security, greater regionalism and independent foreign policy for all countries and other matters.

(iii) More than 80 bilateral agreements have been signed between India and Russia as a part ofthe Indo-Russian Strategic Agreement of 2001.