Armenia-India Military Cooperation After the Second Karabakh War: A New Alliance in the South Caucasus?

Year 2025, Volume: 10 Issue: 2, 187 - 199

Esma Özdaşlı

Abstract

The Second Karabakh War has led to significant changes in the geopolitical landscape of the South Caucasus, the system of alliances in the region, and the positions of various actors. This situation not only affected Armenia’s domestic politics but also brought about profound transformations in its foreign policy as well as its military and security strategies. Since gaining independence, Armenia had largely shaped its security policy around Russia; however, during the Second Karabakh War, it did not receive the expected support from Moscow. This resulted in an unprecedented rise of anti-Russian sentiment in Armenia and triggered serious criticism of the country’s security parameters, which had been shaped to a great extent on the basis of Russian military doctrines. This development ultimately led, after 2020, to Armenia’s increased military cooperation with alternative actors such as India and France.

Keywords

Armenia , İndia , Türkiye , Azerbaijan , Pakistan

İkinci Karabağ Savaşı Sonrası Ermenistan-Hindistan Askeri İş Birliği: Güney Kafkasya’da Yeni Bir İttifak Mı?

Abstract

İkinci Karabağ Savaşı Güney Kafkasya’nın jeopolitik manzarasında, bölgedeki ittifaklar sisteminde ve aktörlerin pozisyonlarında çok önemli değişikliklere neden olmuştur. Bu durum, Ermenistan’ın iç politikasını etkilediği kadar dış politikası ile askeri/güvenlik stratejilerinde de köklü değişiklikler ortaya çıkarmıştır. Zira bağımsızlığını kazandığı tarihten itibaren güvenlik politikasını büyük oranda Rusya’yı merkeze alarak şekillendiren Ermenistan, İkinci Karabağ Savaşı sırasında Moskova’dan beklediği desteği alamamış ve bu durum Ermenistan’da daha önce görülmemiş bir Rusya karşıtlığına ve büyük oranda Rus askeri doktrinleri esas alınarak şekillenen güvenlik parametrelerine yönelik ciddi eleştirilere neden olmuştur. Bu gelişme, 2020’den sonra Ermenistan’ın Hindistan ve Fransa gibi farklı aktörlerle askeri alanda iş birliğini artırması ile sonuçlanmıştır.

Keywords

Ermenistan , Hindistan , Türkiye , Azerbaycan , Pakistan

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