THE SOCIOPOLITICAL LEVERAGE OF RUSSIA IN SOUTH ASIA AND PUTINIS

Abstract

The sociopolitical interest of Russia in South Asia has been illustrated in the framework of the multipolar world. Since the independence of the subcontinent, there has been an abiding persistence of interest in Russia in the territory. This spectrum of sociopolitical influence of Moscow in South Asia exhibited its color in the 1950s when Russia developed itself as a substantial player in the region. However, the preference of the Russia and Putin has always been India which has attained a strong coalition with the region as a political, social, financial, and military confederate. Pakistan has been accused by the administrators of the state as a refuge of terrorists and a proponent of terrorism. Pakistan has been accused of impeding the resolution of the Kashmir conflict, while Russia has been striving to reassert its sovereignty and domination all around the world. This study will analyze the sociopolitical and socioeconomic sovereign and superior influence of Russia in South Asia, along with the historical facets of the Russian policy in Russia, while reflecting the prospective approach of Vladimir Putin in the region. It will also cover the interference of Russia in the region, which has been evident in the prolonged Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan during 1991-1998.