Vinay Shukla

Vinay Shukla

About Vinay Shukla

The author is a veteran journalist and independent Eurasia analyst based in Moscow. Covered former Soviet Union-Russia from Gorbachev to Putin.

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Amid Geopolitical Realignment, Russia's Outreach to Islamic World: Putin Underscores Importance of Islam in Russian Society

Though with a Muslim population much larger than most of the OIC member countries, India has not been given its membership due to Pakistan’s objection and, unlike Russia, has not applied for observer status either. However, organisers of the KazanForum invited local Indian Consul General Jeysundkhar, who is based in Kazan, for the special…