Don’t count the Russia-India-China triangle out just yet

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The diplomatic Russia-India-China (RIC) dialogue remains under consideration with Moscow pushing for its revival in 2025. India and China have expressed readiness to maintain communications, although no formal summit or restart has been confirmed yet.

The Russia-India-China (RIC) dialogue is back in the diplomatic conversation. It has not formally restarted, and no summit is on the horizon. But the signals are here. In 2025, Moscow again pushed for reviving the RIC format. India said any meeting would have to be arranged in a “mutually convenient manner”, a cautious but open formula. China said it was willing to maintain communication with Russia and India on trilateral cooperation. This month, Russian President Vladimir Putin again spoke...