21st Russia-India-China Trilateral Academic Conference 2026

The 21st Russia-India-China Trilateral Academic Conference 2026 was held in New Delhi, from 15 to 16 October 2026.

During the 21st RIC Trilateral Academic Conference, the participants from Institute of China and Contemporary Asia of the Russian Academy of Sciences (ICCA RAS), China Institute of International Studies (CIIS) and the participants from the Indian side invited by the ICS, deliberated on the following themes.

Session One: RIC Cooperation Amid International Upheavals and Global Uncertainty

Session Two: RIC’s Role in Shaping Multilateral Cooperation through BRICS, Regional Economic Dynamics, and Emerging Economic Frontiers

Session Three: Exploring Bilateral Cooperation among Russia, India, and China: Expanding Societal and Cultural Connections

The Russian delegation comprised Kirill Babaev, Director, ICCA RAS; Sergei Uyanaev, Deputy Director and Head of the Centre “Russia, China, World”, ICCA; Yana Leksyutina, Deputy Director, ICCA RAS; Chief Researcher at the Centre for World Politics and Strategic Analysis of the Russian Academy of Sciences; Ekaterina Zaklyazminskaya, Head of the Centre for World Politics and Strategic Analysis, ICCA RAS; Olga Kharina, Senior Researcher and Head of the Centre for South Asian Studies, ICCA RAS.

The Chinese delegation comprised Liu Qing, Vice President and Senior Research Fellow, CIIS, and the Chairman of the Council for Security Cooperation in the Asia Pacific (CSCAP) China Committee; Li Ziguo, Director, Department for European-Central Asian Studies, CIIS; Lan Jianxue, Director, Department for Asia-Pacific Studies, CIIS; Lin Duo, Assistant Research Fellow, Department for Asia-Pacific Studies, CIIS.

The participants from Indian side included Manoranjan Mohanty, former Professor of Political Science, University of Delhi; Emeritus Fellow, ICS, Alka Acharya, Director, Institute of Chinese Studies; Anuradha M. Chenoy, Adjunct Professor, School of International Affairs, Jindal Global University; Biswajit Dhar, former Professor, Centre for Economic Studies and Planning, Jawaharlal Nehru University; Honorary Fellow, ICS; Amb. D. B. Venkatesh Varma, former Ambassador of India to the Russian Federation; Amb. Dammu Ravi, Former Secretary (Economic Relations), Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India; former India Sherpa for BRICS; Rajan Kumar, Professor, Centre for Russian and Central Asian Studies, School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University; Amb. Ajai Malhotra , Distinguished Fellow and Senior Advisor (Climate Change), The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI); former Ambassador of India to the Russian Federation; Rityusha Mani Tiwary, Associate Professor, Shaheed Bhagat Singh College, University of Delhi; Honorary Fellow, ICS, New Delhi.

Prof. Manoranjan Mohanty delivered the keynote address titled, RIC’s Historic Mission in Global Restructuring. The address is attached in PDF format on the page.

In Session One on RIC Cooperation Amid International Upheavals and Global Uncertainty, Li Ziguo, addressed the theme of “RIC Strategic Cooperation Amid Global Turmoil and Uncertainty.” Yana Leksyutina, examined “RIC Cooperation in a Period of Instability on Energy Markets and International Transport Corridors.” Amb. D. B. Venkatesh Varma presented his perspectives on “Towards a Common RIC Perspective on Global Conflicts.”

In Session Two on RIC’s Role in Shaping Multilateral Cooperation through BRICS, Regional Economic Dynamics, and Emerging Economic Frontiers, Amb. Dammu Ravi addressed “Multilateral Cooperation and Regional Economic Dynamics.” Lan Jianxue examined the “Role of the RIC Mechanism in Shaping Multilateral Cooperation, Regional Economic Dynamics and New Economic Frontiers.” Ekaterina Zaklyazminskaya presented an analysis of “De-Dollarization and the Emerging RIC Financial Architecture: Institutional and Technological Foundations.”

In Session Three on Exploring Bilateral Cooperation among Russia, India, and China: Expanding Societal and Cultural Connections, Olga Kharina explored “India’s Strategic Autonomy in Science and Technology: Prospects for RIC Cooperation.” Rajan Kumar discussed the significance of the “India-Russia Partnership: A Pillar of the RIC Framework.” Lin Duo highlighted opportunities for “Expanding Societal and Cultural Connectivity among Russia, India and China.”