GS-II: Governance, Polity, IR
India–US–Russia
Not met yet — counts as met once you answer a question on it.
India's navigation of simultaneous defence dependence on Russia and deepening ties with the US defines this triangular dynamic. Russia supplies the S-400 system and legacy platforms, raising the question of a CAATSA (Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act) waiver for India. Meanwhile, India has signed the three US foundational defence agreements — BECA, LEMOA, and COMCASA — deepening defence-industrial cooperation. India's abstentions on UN votes regarding the Ukraine conflict reflect its doctrine of strategic autonomy and multi-alignment. The trilateral frame reveals how great-power competition can force binary choices that India's foreign policy has structurally sought to avoid.