Russia and India are going to lose a lot if they have to take sides in this forthcoming US-China rivalry
"Russia is losing India!"—I have been hearing such lamentations in Moscow for as long as I have followed ... ... and to mitigate it to the extent possible with a new emphasis on multilateralism.
India, China and Russia are all members of BRICS and of SCO; Moscow could work harder making these institutions more efficient in reaching common denominators for even highly ...
Russia needs to clearly define its long-term priorities and interests within the BRI
President of the People’s Republic of China Xi Jinping and President of the United States Donald Trump met on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Osaka on June 29 to ... ... affects almost every area of intergovernmental relations.
Andrey Kortunov:
Heartland Reunion: Geopolitical Chimera or Historical Chance?
In these circumstances, we are witnessing the ever-increasing efforts of leading states, either by themselves or ...
... Minister being feted with highest civilian honors, first from Russia and latest by the UAE, for coveted contribution to the development ... ... wider elemental and dimensional canvass.
Alexey Kupriyanov:
BRICS, SCO and Kashmir Terrorism
India’s engagement in its neighborhood ... ... Delhi to diminish South Asian countries’ trade dependence upon China and to shrug-off the increasingly indomitable buccaneering ... ... component within the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). The Chinese refusal to allow Indian candidature of NSG membership decoupled from ...
... corridors. Delhi also faces difficult economic problems: India's overall trade deficit with China exceeded $50 billion annually. In addition, Beijing extensively employs the practice of imposing non-tariff restrictions on Indian pharmaceuticals, food, and IT products.
RIAC, Institute of Far Eastern Studies RAS and Fudan University Report "Russian–Chinese Dialogue: The 2017 Model"
On the other hand, it is unlikely that India will be able to avoid junior partner status in the USA’s Indo-Pacific with all the accompanying costs. If Washington does not wish to...