As the Russia-Ukraine crisis escalates, countries are reassessing their responses. For India, the ongoing situation poses a particular challenge for her geo-strategic calculus as New Delhi remains close to Moscow and is also a part of the QUAD with the U.S., Australia and Japan. In the first episode of In Dialogue, Shivshankar Menon, Distinguished Fellow, CSEP, and former National Security Advisor (NSA), talks to Constantino Xavier, Fellow, CSEP, about the ongoing Russia-Ukraine crisis, India’s stand, and the implications in the Indo-Pacific region.