Abstract: The Siberian region was considered one of the most neglected corners of the world in the past decade. But over the past years, particularly after the collapse of the Soviet Union, Siberia’s significant in the Russian federation has increased due to its location and its huge findings of oil and natural gas. The ongoing shift of economic and political activities to the East has put Siberia and the Russian Far east in the spotlight. Siberia is no longer on the world's outskirts yet near one of the focuses of the new worldwide request. Recent finding of huge energy resource has brought this region into mainstream political discourse. It is also serves as a corridor to the Asian-Pacific countries. It has emerged as one of the most promising regions of the world. Due to its resources it is significant to the Russian Federation as well as as the global economy. It has been projected as the future of Russian Federation. The involvement of America and Canada makes it more vital region. Moreover, the involvement of China, India, Japan, South Korea, Germany and France further enhances the importance of the region. So in this context, the present study is going to enhance the current knowledge pool in many ways. The present study will be focused on how Siberia is geostrategically significant to the Russian Federation and it will also analyse Russia’s State policy towards Siberia. Present study has analysed the geopolitical and geo-strategic significance of Siberia in the Russian Federation. Further it has analysed how Russian policy acquired a new orientation with the coming of Vladimir Putin. Moreover, due to its geographical contiguity with China, and proximity to the Pacific Ocean, Siberia has been viewed as an opportunity for Russia to gain entry to integrative processes in the Asian Pacific Russian.
Keywords: economic, Russia, geo-strategy, Asia-Pacific.
Title: Siberia in the geo-strategic calculation of Russia, 2000-2016
Author: Priyanka Nial
International Journal of Interdisciplinary Research and Innovations
ISSN 2348-1218 (print), ISSN 2348-1226 (online)
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