Introduction
Recently, Darya Dugina, a leading Russian journalist and an outright nationalist supporter of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, died in a car bomb blast near Moscow. She was driving to Moscow after attending the annual nationalist festival "Tradition," which is meant to cherish and celebrate art lovers. Darya Dugina's death came as a huge shocker to the world and a sense of fear enveloped the whole world, wondering if Russia would take an aggressive step after this incident in the midst of the ongoing Ukraine war. It's important to understand who Darya was and why her murder has pushed the world closer to an apocalypse, with Russia now willing to go to any extent to win this war.
Darya Dugina was the daughter of Aleksandr Dugin, the man who is often considered by the west as the brain of Vladimir Putin. However, calling him so will be undermining his importance. He is the brain of the whole of Russia, on whose ideologies and tactics the Russian federation has been functioning. Although one may not see him in the Kremlin, accompanying Putin at all times, like Acharya Chanakya did during Chandragupta Maurya's time (in Patliputra), But he is Russia's modern-day Chanakya, who has paved the way for the Russian federation and devised Russia's grand strategy for global expansion.
To understand Putin, you first need to get inside Dugin's brain
Aleksandr Dugin was born in 1960 in Moscow. His father, Geliy Alexandrovich Dugin, was a colonel-general in the Soviet Military Intelligence who left the family when Aleksandr was three. His mother, Galina, was a doctor and a candidate in medicine. Despite leaving, his father ensured that they lived a decent life and also saved Dugin many times when he had trouble with the authorities. In 1979, Aleksandr entered the Moscow Aviation Institute, but was expelled without a degree either because of low academic achievement, dissident activities or both.
Dugin always had the urge to learn and grow, so he used a forged reader's card to access the Lenin library and continued studying. He learnt Italian, German, French, English, and Spanish and translated the book "Pagan Imperialism" by Julius Evola into Russian. However, some also believe that he started working in the KGB archives, where he got access to banned literature on masonry, fascism, and paganism.
After decades of struggle in journalism and politics as his career, came the year 1997 when his revolutionary book "The Foundation of Geopolitics" was published in multiple editions and used in university courses on geopolitics.
The Russian way
The monumental work of Dugin, "the Foundation of Geopolitics", alarmed several strategists and social scientists of the west as this book laid down the ultimate grand plan of Russia for the future. Many western scholars have described it as "Russia's manifest destiny." After having read the book, I must admit that I am quite disappointed, knowing how Russia looks at India for its mega strategy of winning over the world.
The book strategizes and contemplates Russia's expansionism in Asia and western Europe. It also describes the role of Russia's key allies and the challenges it will face in achieving its goal. You will be surprised to know that the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict has also been orchestrated in this book, and many believe that Russia is following the exact same military strategy which has been laid down in it. The book further talks about communist China and describes it as a potential threat to the Russian dream, as it shares similar expansionist policies that may prove hostile to Russia in the future. Although Russia and China share deep strategic interests today, the fact that China too will try to expand against Russia in the future will remain persistent in the minds of the Russian leadership. That's why you will notice one thing: whenever China engages in disputes in its southern sector, Russia always backs it. The reason being, Russia believes that the more the Chinese remain engaged in the south, the better they will be able to expand and prevent any repercussions from the Chinese.
The book also lays down Russia's plan to capture Mongolia, which shares a 4,630 km long border with China in the north. This further explains why the Russians want China to be more engaged in its south and far east. It goes on to explain the plan to invade Poland, establish buffer zones, and suggest that the Russian leadership stop there before reaching out to NATO nations.
The special relationship with India
When it comes to India, I personally found a striking similarity between Dugin's "Foundation of Geopolitics" and Mitrokhin's "The World was Going Our Way." Both affirm each other over Russia's perception of India and its importance. Although India has been described as a key strategic ally of Russia, it's overall importance has been reduced to a simple outpost of Russia, which shall supplement its expansion. It emphasises that India shall play a central role in Russia's expansion in South Asia.
However, the book remains silent on the tensions between India and China, similar to what the Russian government's stand has been for many years. It is not in the strategic benefit of Russia if India and China, its two most important partners, collapse against each other in the midst of border disputes and skirmishes. Thus, the Russian federation often plays a balancing act when India and China stand against each other and has been seen by many as a potential mediator between the two.
Conclusion
The recent assassination attempt on Putin has made one thing clear: that there is a greater conspiracy being played out to target Putin and people from his inner circle. The west, as always, is aiming to topple the current government in Russia to bring an immediate end to the Ukraine war. Darya Dugina's murder has pushed the world even closer to an all-out disaster and annihilation. One more such move, and Putin will not hesitate to launch a nuclear strike against the West. Thus, the immediate cessation of hostilities and an end to western provocations have become extremely crucial. World leaders must keep their egos aside and, for the sake of humanity, come together and find a way out. Only discussions, diplomacy, and negotiations can bring an end to the ongoing conflict. The G20 summit to be held in November in Indonesia will be a mega event wherein world leaders like Putin, Biden, and Modi will share the same forum and face each other for the first time since the Ukraine war. The outcome of this meeting will ultimately decide the fate of over 8 billion people in the world and what will be left for future generations.
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