Navigating the Economic Challenges of the Russia-Ukraine Conflict on India

Navigating the Economic Challenges of the Russia-Ukraine Conflict on India

Kishlay Kumar, Dimpal Singhania, Karan Pratap Singh, Puja Mishra, Keshav Sinha
Copyright: © 2023 |Pages: 21
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-6684-6741-1.ch012
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Abstract

The war between Russia and Ukraine negatively impacts growth and results in a high inflation rate in the global village. In 2021, Ukraine exported $2.6B to India and imported $509.94M. During the same period, bilateral trade totaled $12.3 billion, with Indian exports totaling $3.33 billion and imports totaling $8.7 billion. The last three months, foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) pulled out of Indian markets — Rs. 50,000 crores more than the combined withdrawal of the previous nine months. As the weakened rupee made imports more expensive, the rise in crude oil prices worsened things. Brent crude prices, which hovered around $80 a barrel in early 2022, shot up to $128 a barrel in the wake of the Russian invasion. The heat of the Russo-Ukrainian war is now reaching citizens in India and around the world. This article is an overview of the aftermath of the Russia-Ukraine war on the Indian economy.
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Introduction

The invasion of Ukraine by Russia on 24 February marked the first substantial military action in Europe since World War II. The barbaric fury was unleashed in response to the southwest neighbor’s push. According to reports, Russian basic weaponry is “extremely cautious,” which is the beginning of extreme difficulties and worry. On 24 February, the world saw Russia’s ruthless assault on Ukraine as explosions occurred in Kharkiv, Dnipro, and Chuhuiv. Most of the citizens of Kyiv, the nation’s capital, relocated to the western part of the country. The Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in a speech to Russian President Vladimir Putin on 24 February that the intensity must decrease.

According to C. Raja Mohan of the Indian Express, Delhi is on the verge of collapse since it has allies on both sides of the argument. India must make a thoughtful decision as soon as feasible since it cannot see Central Europe through Russia’s glass. The crisis between Russia and Ukraine has severely rocked India’s foreign policy and security. Two assets will impact Indian policymakers. First off, there is a significant gap in talent between Moscow and New Delhi, which has the potential to become exclusive quickly. Second, anything that benefits China or hurts the U.S. is detrimental to India’s interests. According to John Kerry, the U.S. government minister, the U.S. undervalues interest in Europe and puts more effort into Asia. Although it has beautiful exteriors, Europe has struggled to organize allure works for ages. By letting Europeans make the final decision, Washington is less likely to risk divorcing Russia. Russia’s acquisition of Crimea stimulated post-World War II nature and its engaging military activities in Ukraine (Sinha et al., 2022).

In response to Ukrainian methods, neighboring countries are revising their global security strategies. The level of bloodshed continues to increase as the tension between Russian and Western nations with their governments becomes increasingly severe. The global project is uniformly ceasing due to a significant drop caused by each epidemic (Sinha et al., 2021).

Due to COVID-19’s reawakening, which had been active in the second half of 2020, global growth decreased in the first half of 2021. As global economic activity has fallen and supply chain concerns have persisted, trade growth has been constrained. According to India Ratings’ research director and chief statistician, the lubricant and other commodities would be shaken up by one Russia-Ukraine stance. The tragedy has also increased unpredictability in general marketing. India and Russia banned carrying out a lot of trade, but supply shortages brought on by the Western sanctions continue to harm India’s economy (Sinha et al., 2020).

Key Terms in this Chapter

Foreign Portfolio Investors: Foreign notebook financing (FPI) consists of bonds and added fiscal assets owned by financiers in another country. It does not support the investor accompanying the direct property of a party.

Export: Export signification contains manufactured merchandise and aids that originate in an individual country but are acquired by another. Export may be services and merchandise of some type, which can be exchanged through photoelectric transmission or established conveyance like ships.

Import: A significance is a good or helps purchased in an individual country and presented in another. Imports and exports are the elements of worldwide work. If the worth of a country’s imports surpasses the advantage of allure exports, the country has a negative trade balance, as known or named at another time or place a trade balance.

Russia-Ukraine: The Russian Federation is the best country in the realm (by district), in addition to two times the amount of the adjacent United States. Ukraine is a full democracy under a wheeled vehicle for hauling-commanding plan and an expanding country, listing 77 th on the Human Development Index. Ukraine is the weakest country in Europe by theoretical GDP per person and has extreme levels of dishonesty.

Indian Economy: As per the Indian saving 2020, the country has a middle-earnings cultivating retail saving type. Based on theoretical GDP, India is the sixth best since, by PPP, it is the triennial best. Since the freedom of India in 1957, when the condition of India’s tumor and the saving was distressing, the management has fictitious procedures, given blueprints, created societies, and generated acts to increase and better the country’s GDP development rate.

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