Introduction Located between Russia, Iran, and Türkiye, Armenia represents the complexities of the current multipolar world order. The country stands amid worsening ties with its traditional security guarantor Russia and continued volatility along its borders following successive wars with Türkiye-backed Azerbaijan and the loss of its exclave Artsakh in 2023. [1] Yerevan is thus undertaking efforts to diversify and strengthen its relationships with varied partners, from the United States (US) and France to Iran and India. [2] With New Delhi, Armenia’s strategic partnership is also driven by three additional immediate reasons beyond its own longer term efforts towards insuring itself against global geopolitical volatility. First, the advantages India presents as a defence and security partner to Armenia; second, the growth of Armenia’s indigenous defence deep-tech ecosystem, involving both the government and the private sector; and third, the strategic convergence between New Delhi and Yerevan on key regional security issues. These range from mutual concerns around the emergence of a Turkish-Pakistani security nexus in the Caucasus and its adverse implications for Armenian territorial integrity, and the geopolitical risks facing existing connectivity projects in the region.
Authors
- Attribution
- Archishman Goswami, “Armenia’s Defence Deep-Tech Landscape in a Shifting Regional Order: The Ramifications for India,” Issue Brief No. 754 , November 2024, Observer Research Foundation.
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- 17
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- India
Table of Contents
- Armenia s Defence Deep- Tech Landscape in a Shifting Regional Order The Ramifications for India 2
- Introduction 3
- Context 4
- The Soviet Past 4
- Wars with Azerbaijan 4
- Context 5
- The Current Situation 5
- Context 6
- Opportunities 7
- Challenges 8
- Recommendations 10
- Recommendations 11
- Conclusion 12
- Endnotes 13
- Endnotes 14
- Endnotes 15
- Endnotes 16
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