Why Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov s South Asia trip is crucial tribune.com.pk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from tribune.com.pk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Why are former Indian diplomats really unhappy with Russia?
These anti-Russian statements come just two weeks after Russia agreed to join Pakistan’s AMAN-2021 naval exercises
The unprecedented surprise postponement of the annual Russia-India Summit for the first time since this yearly tradition began two decades ago has elicited very strong reactions from current and former Indian diplomats that threaten to worsen relations between these two strategic partners. Popular Indian media outlet
ThePrint published an article about this on Wednesday titled “
” which quotes some unnamed sources, former diplomat Ashok Sajjanhar who was posted in Russia in the early 2000s, and former Indian Ambassador to Russia Kanwal Sibal.
The Pakistan Stream Gas Pipeline raises Russia’s stakes in South Asia
Imran Khan and Vladimir Putin at a meeting. PHOTO: AFP
The Pakistan Stream Gas Pipeline raises Russia’s stakes in South Asia
This might ultimately lead to Russia no longer playing second fiddle to India in South Asia
Last month’s agreement to begin construction next summer of the Pakistan Stream Gas Pipeline – formerly referred to as the North-South Gas Pipeline – shows that Russia is raising its stakes in South Asia. It represents the evolution of its fast-moving rapprochement with Pakistan and gradual movement towards an eventual strategic partnership. The “military diplomacy” between the two which first began due to shared security threats stemming from ISIS’ presence in Afghanistan and then laid the basis for February’s planned multilateral AMAN-2021 naval drills is now transforming into “energy diplomacy”.
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Natural Gas Daily: December 18th, 2020
Dec 18, 2020 10:00:pm
Summary
by: NGW
Islamabad and Moscow last month revised their 2015 deal on developing the pipeline.
The 1,100-km gas pipeline will link LNG terminals near Karachi in the south of Pakistan with the city of Lahore in the north. The south Asian nation has two operational floating LNG import terminals at Port Qasim near Karachi.
Reliance Industries (RIL) and BP have started production from R Cluster, an ultra-deep-water gas field in block KG D6 off the east coast of India, RIL said in a statement.
RIL and BP are developing three deepwater gas projects at KG D6 – R Cluster, Satellites Cluster and MJ – which together are expected to meet about 15% of India’s gas demand by 2023.