The Indo-Soviet Special Relationship and its Relevance to South Asian Regional SecuritySatvinder Singh Rai

ASIEN – Nr. 27 (1988) pp. 51–59

As the author sees it, a requirement of the Soviet foreign policy, especially since the late fifties as the Sino-Soviet conflict began, has been to work for a peaceful, stable and friendly South Asian region on the USSR’s southern flank. He explores the ’special‘ Indo-Soviet relationship against this background. It is pointed out that the key aspect of this relationship has been the coincidence of Indian and Soviet regional and global interests.