Analyzing the Renovation of Global World Power Balance and Effect on India in Reference to the Russia-Ukraine War

Abstract

Russia-Ukraine conflict, coupled with the subsequent economic sanctions imposed by the West, has profound ramifications for international strategic stability, the functioning of global governance institutions, and the delicate balance of power, particularly in the Euro-Atlantic region. The resultant turbulence arrives at a time when global economies were already struggling to stabilize prices and re-establish supply chains disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic, compounding the difficulty of finding stable solutions.  India, positioning itself as a major democracy and a leading voice of the Global South, faces unparalleled calculated pressure to either align with the Western liberal order or consolidate its ties within the emerging Eurasian alliance. This quandary positions an essential challenge to India’s long-standing pursuit of strategic autonomy. The present study investigates how the macro-level alteration of the global power balance, specifically catalyzed by the conflict and the resulting deepening of the Sino-Russian alignment, constrains the policy space available to India.