Russia's growing clout in the Pacific
Yead Mirza Soviet Union had good military and economic relations with the Asia Pacific’s regional countries. The demise of the Soviet Union had significantly hampered the relations between Russian Federation, which is deemed to be the successor to Soviet Union, and Asia Pacific’s countries. However, Russia’s growing sale of weapons and other advanced military technology to a number of Asia-Pacific countries for the last one decade reflects Moscow’s desperation to re-establish the lost military relations with the Asia Pacific countries. Russia had successfully managed to keep close military relations with China and India, both of which have been engaged in a rivalry since late-1950s. Moreover, Russia is increasingly building good relations with many South Asian and Southeast Asian countries, including Bangladesh, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Pakistan, the Philippines and Thailand. Furthermore, Russia is on a spree of building certain infrastructures in several Asia Paci...