Shadows of Substance is an account of trade and military technicalcooperation
between India and Russia from the time of thefoundation of the new Russian state
at the end of 1991 to thepresent day. It provides the first survey of the
activities of theIndian private sector in Russia, showing how it has become
pivotalto the bulk of the commerce between the two countries. It alsoprovides a
statement on the growing importance of India to theRussian military industrial
complex. The argument is developedthrough a close examination of pre-Soviet and
post-Soviet times,bringing the story up to the present day. The book provides
abackground on the economic relationship between India and