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The demise of the USSR has seen a new phase in Indo-Russian foreign relations mainly characterized by de-ideologization and an acknowledgement of the multi-character of the two societies. In this context, there are new possibilities for India to reach out to the Caucasus. This paper argues that there is a great reservoir of goodwill towards India via the Tibetan Government in Exile, which is based in India, from the people of Kalmykia.