01206pab a2200181 454500008004000000100002100040245005300061260000900114300001600123362001100139520062700150650004500777650003600822773003400858909001000892999001700902952010500919180718b2003 xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d aGidadhubli, R.G. aYukos affairs: Putin attacks Russia's oil barons c2003 ap.4949-952. a22 Nov aThe Yukos affair is in line with the recent aggressive policy pursued by Russian president Putin against the oligarchs who control important sectors of the Russian economy. But Putin's actions may have been influenced by the Duma elections later this year and next March's presidential elections as the oligarchs are also seen to have acquired significant political influence. The Yukos affair promises not only to affect the course of future foreign investment in Russia, it also raises questions as to whether Putin's Russia is backtracking from its declared path of political democracy and market economy. - Reproduced. aEconomic and social development - Russia aEconomic and social development aEconomic and Political Weekly a58858 c58858d58858 00104070aIIPAbIIPAd2018-07-19hVolume no: 38, Issue no: 47pAR59303r2018-07-19w2018-07-19yAR