GEO POLITICAL CHALLENGES 2023 INDIA’S ROLE AND PERSPECTIVE

IN-DEPTH INDIA PART OF RUSSIA-LED TROIKA AND AMERICA-LED QUAD GROUP

The past one year has witnessed a visibly aggressive Chinese posture in the Indo-Pacific, wherein Chinese clashed with Indian troops on Sino Indian border (and controversial construction of bases in Islands in South China Sea. Apart from this China’s potential invasion of Taiwan remains a burning issue

The war in Ukraine and USChina tensions pose the most significant risks to the global economy and political stability in 2023 and beyond. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has rapidly inflated energy and food prices, leading to cost issues for businesses and soaring living costs for consumers in 2022 and amid all this the world is getting divided on lines of cold war era once again with US and West on one side and Russia - China axis on the other. Improving economy and growing international stature can put India in driver’s seat and its multialignment approach to geopolitics is likely be validated in 2023. India is today in the midst of a major geopolitical repositioning, trying to pursue a national interests-based policy whereby continuing good relations with its most dependable ally Russia and at the same time build stronger strategic ties the United States and its allies in the region, especially Japan.

GEO- POLITICAL SCENARIO AND MAJOR CHALLENGES - 2023

Russia-Ukraine war. A yearlong Russia-Ukraine war has impacted the world’s food and energy security, and is pushing the global economy towards a recession. The nuclear rhetoric from Russian leaders has caused global anxiety. Another major concern is triggering of arms race and revival of cold war