The idea of an alliance of Russia, India and China (RICs) has served as a crucial catalyst to the creation of the BRICS bloc and the reinvigoration of regional cooperation in Eurasia. This vision of cooperation among the three non-Western Eurasian powers is currently going through a period of renaissance on the back of the thawing of bilateral ties between China and India. While the geopolitical importance of this Eurasian triad has been widely acknowledged in terms of its role in boosting South-South cooperation, it may also be expedient to explore the economic possibilities that are opened by the formation and the strengthening of this alliance. In our view the RICs could serve as a key connectivity mechanism between the regional integration projects in Eurasia, which in turn opens the prospects for a more global role that this Eurasian Troika may play in the world economy.
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