Russian President Vladimir Putin and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi view plans for the Zvezda Shipyard project in the Arctic (Source: Rosneft) Looking Beyond China: Asian Actors in the Russian Arctic (Part One) By: Sergey Sukhankin (https://jamestown.org/analyst/sergey-sukhankin/) May 7, 2020 05:30 PM Age: 7 mins Among the non-Arctic states seeking partnership with Russia as a means to increase their presence in the northern polar region, China has become by far the most visible player (see EDM (https://jamestown.org/program/moscow-as-beijings- useful-partner-in-the-arctic-region/), May 20, 2019). Yet, other emerging actorsIndia and Japanshould be noted. (https://jamestown.org/) Search ..