Pakistan-Russia Relations: Tempering Expectations Plus

This is an overview of the current state of Pakistan’s bilateral relations with Russia in terms of foreign relations, economic/trade relations and defence ties. It is too early to expect robust bilateral defence relations, but even if that were to come into place, it is disingenuous to paint the issue in the narratives of “alignment” or to see it displace Pakistan’s relations with the U.S.

By Bilal Khan · February 16, 2018 · 11 min read