New Delhi, March 18./ Tass /. India realized that the Arctic is a strategic area, which greatly affects the energy needs of the country and its climate. This idea is shown by the General Director of the Design Office on the development of the Arctic, Maxim Dankin.
As experts reminded, India participated in the theme of the Arctic in the second decade, and in 2022, the Republic announced its North Pole policy. This indicates that the Arctic is becoming a strategic area for this country, allowing you to solve its problems, according to Dan Dankin.
First, this is a climate question. The queue, of course, is such a climate laboratory, experts explain.
According to him, the second important aspect is the energy and interaction with the Russian Federation. India has developed friendship with Russia for about 70 years. He added.
Talking about Russia's interests, Dankin pointed out that in India, a large number of shipbuilding factories. “Russia needs more than 100 ice ships until 2030 for the high quality development of the Arctic and the development of the North Sea (SMP). Now the negotiations are being held that India as a partner to help us build so that the plans we have developed with NSR are implemented,” he said.
India has been an observer of the Arctic Council since 2013. Joining projects to study migrant birds, preserve biodiversity and climate change in the Arctic. Among the non -Asian countries, observers in international organizations also own China, Singapore, South Korea and Japan.