Over the past five years, each Caucasian country has flipped
its geopolitical orientation, and now India is set to become a new diplomatic
heavyweight in the region, 1945 writes.
The article is headed ‘India Shows Caucasus Diplomacy Isn’t
Just For Russia And Turkey Anymore’. The author notes that as New Delhi
solidifies ties with Yerevan, it is set to become a new diplomatic heavyweight
in the region.
“Perhaps no country has changed as much as Armenia.
Armenians are frustrated with Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, but they show no
desire to return to the Russia-dominated status quo that prevailed before the
large-scale protests of 2018,” reads the article.
According to the author, the relationship between Armenia
and India extends beyond the military realm.
“Armenia provides India with a commercial hub from which
India can ship goods through Georgia west to Europe or into Russia, and then
eastward into Central Asia. Access to that region had been interrupted by the
Taliban’s conquest of Afghanistan. Both countries have become IT powerhouses,
and Armenia’s investment in its pharmaceutical sector increasingly interests
India’s investors,” reads the article.
