Why cooperation on counter-terrorism is the glue that can bind Russia-India-China?

An ISIS plotter planning to carry out a suicide bombing in India is held in Russia. The target of the suicide bombing was someone from India’s ruling circles. The motive was to avenge for remarks on the Prophet made by a BJP spokesperson. The plotter is a native of Central Asia and was indoctrinated in Turkey.

It is important to acknowledge the fact here that ISIS has infected the Central Asian Region (CAR). After a horrible American withdrawal from Afghanistan, the region has become a breeding ground for extremism. Any political instability or territorial expansion of Islamic State in the region is sure to affect all the three regional powers – India, Russia & China.

It is over counter-terrorism between all the three that marks a significant agenda for cooperation. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar mentioned just a few days back that India & China has a lot of things to cooperate on and benefits of cooperating are greater than not cooperating. It refers to the traditional & non-traditional security issues emanating out of non-state actors.