What To Expect From Modi-Putin Tete-E-Tete

India has become one of Russia's top energy partners since 2022, which it plans to remain as proven by the historic 10-year-long oil deal that they agreed to late last year and in spite of the US' latest sanctions .

The nascent Russian –US “New Déeente” could even see India become a major investor in the Arctic LNG 2 megaproject depending on how the phased lifting of American sanctions unfolds. That could importantly replace China's lost role, thereafter, its companies withdrew under US sanctions pressure.

3. Iran

The reinstatement of Trump's“maximum pressure” policy on Iran threatens the economic viability of the North-South Transport Corridor upon which Russia and India plan to rely for scaling real-sector trade .

Nevertheless, the nascent Russian-US“New Detente” could lead to Russia brokering an Iranian-US“New Detente” as suggested by two top Kremlin officials, the possibility of which Putin might discuss with Modi since Indian support for this proposed process could be pivotal for getting Iran to agree.

4. Peacekeepers

Putin's recent proposal for the UN to take temporary control over Ukraine would require the participation of that global body's peacekeepers, of which India is one of the largest contributors , so it would be sensible for him and Modi to discuss this.

The same holds true for the scaled-back alternative of a demilitarized“Trans-Dnieper” region that was informally suggested here or even just the basic idea for UN peacekeepers to monitor and enforce a ceasefire or armistice along the existing Line of Contact.

5. Tri-Multipolarity

And finally, a new paradigm in bilateral relations is needed at this historic moment in the global systemic transition , which could see Putin and Modi agree to jointly advance tri-multipolarity .

This concept was elaborated on in the preceding hyperlinked analysis but boils down to Russia and India creating a third pole of influence separate from the American and Chinese superpowers.

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That could most effectively prevent the return of Sino-US bi-multipolarity and facilitate the emergence of complex multipolarity.

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While it remains to be seen exactly what Putin and Modi will discuss, and the public might of course not be privy to all the details of their conversation, the five subjects enumerated above are arguably the most likely.

The outcome of their talks might also not materialize right away either so some speculation could abound afterwards. All that's known for sure is that Russia and India continue to comprehensively strengthen their decades-long strategic partnership with a view towards advancing shared interests.

This article was first published on Andrew Korybko's Substack and is republished with kind permission. Become an Andrew Korybko Newsletter subscriber here.

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