EXPLAINED: TRUTH Behind RIC Game of Power & Survival

In the shadow of the Cold War’s end, Russia searched for new allies, India balanced between East and West, and China weighed its strategic options. From Primakov’s 1998 “strategic triangle” dream to the tense 2020 border clashes and the Ukraine war’s geopolitical shockwaves, the Russia–India–China (RIC) format has been tested, frozen, and cautiously revived. This is the story of how three great powers keep circling the same diplomatic table — sometimes partners, sometimes rivals — in a fragile dance of ambition, survival, and shifting world orders. What You Will Learn in this Video: Origins of the Russia–India–China (RIC) concept in the 1990s. Primakov’s vision of a multipolar counterbalance to U.S. dominance. India’s delicate balancing act between RIC and Western alliances. How 2020 border clashes and the Ukraine war reshaped the triangle. Russia’s deepening China ties vs. its historic partnership with India. The uncertain future of RIC as a flexible, fragile diplomatic forum.