... of an information dialogue among the countries.
On April 29, Anna Kuznetsova spoke at a session devoted to issues of social inclusion and Internet technologies. She emphasized the importance of disseminating educational products and services of the BRICS countries through the Internet, and submitted the
RIAC report on university e-internationalization
.
Anna Kuznetsova also held a number of meetings with representatives of Indian think tanks, involved in the study of international relations. During the meetings, the sides discussed various issues of promoting cooperation between their organizations.
Digital BRICS Conclave 2016
... ASEAN to play a larger diplomatic role in the Asia-Pacific region? What is the future of the Asia-Pacific region?
Maavak: Southeast Asia is a colorful tapestry weaved by aeons of indigenous cultures as well as civilizational strands from China and India. By virtue of being bridges between both ancient civilizations, ASEAN is a natural buffer of stability as well as a beltway for prosperity.
These unique factors alone equip ASEAN to play larger arbitration and diplomatic roles in the Asia Pacific ...
... alone. Asia was projected to need $8US trillion worth of basic infrastructural projects for the 2010-2020 period, in order to lift its citizens out of poverty. This is a just a fraction of the critical infrastructural and logistics deficit worldwide. India alone has close to 300 million people who live on less than $1.25 per day on purchasing power parity and here is where close ties forged by Xi Jinping and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi can make a difference. China is facilitating trade and ...
... different things, and took reasonable measures to find a balance between global responsibility and long-term national interests. India showed that a reasonable and proportionate use not only of Western technologies but also of the broader Western civilizational ... ... democracy) did not harm its sovereignty but, through specificity, strengthened it and helped hold the country together.
The popular BRICS group (which includes some of the aforementioned countries) is an important addition and sometimes a good alternative to ...
... financing will be the founding countries themselves, as well as their priority partners. It is also important to note that individual infrastructure problems exist not only in these partner countries, but also in all of the BRICS countries.
Among the BRICS countries, India has the most infrastructural issues. Accordingly, the development of large-scale infrastructure projects is an
absolute priority
(
Table 1
).
Table 1.
Infrastructure Development Level in BRICS countries and their Priority Partner countries (2010—2014)
...
...
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. The “African Talents” programme has produced 30,000 specialists. Researcher exchanges and joint research projects are also being carried out.
India Catching Up with China
The second most important partner for Africa from among the BRICS countries is India. In 2012–2013, trade turnover between India and African countries reached $70.25 billion;
[15]
in 2015, that figure was $90–100 billion
[16]
. Indian companies generally focus on toil and gas resources. In 2014, the Indian state oil ...
...
http://news.kremlin.ru/ref_notes/209
(in Russian).
7
. Gabuyev, A. A Fund of Obstacles // Kommersant. Vlast. URL:
http://www.kommersant.ru/doc/2155186
(in Russian).
8
. A World Bank Group Flagship Report. Global Economic Prospects. January 2015, p. 4.
9
. BRICS Summit: What Narendra Modi said // India Today, July 16, 2014.
10
. Factbox: The U.S.–India Nuclear Deal // REUTERS, February 3, 2015. URL:
http://in.reuters.com/article/2015/02/03/india-obama-nuclear-idINKBN0L70AE20150203
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. India–China Trade Deficit Swells 34% to $48 billion ...
... Brasilia in March and launch a manifesto designed to make the group a key player in the global food security regime. But they did. Now the world is waiting.
From a moral and business ethics perspective the effort makes sense and can add value to the BRICS brand.
But success depends on China, India and Brazil, who are impacted by drought and infrastructure problems that step on their economic performance. And Russia is dealing with a sanctions regime that includes food, orchestrated by Washington and its European allies.
BRICS food security....
... concerned mostly with economic development and prosperity.
The rich potential of joint growth of Asian countries – from India to Japan and from China to Indonesia – is the subject of a study done by Timofei Bordachev, Anastasia Likhacheva and ... ... “islandness” by launching an ambitious westward project.
Georgy Toloraya takes a broader look by trying to figure out how the BRICS, a forum where Russia and China work closely together, can be turned into a platform for establishing new principles of ...
... Nippon Sumitomo, South Korea's Posco and the two major American steel producers, Nucor and U.S. Steel.
The two major American producers generated $37.4 billion (27 billion Euros) in revenue from steel during the first 10 months of 2013. Other BRICS, Brazil, China and India, each generated roughly half that amount. Draw your own conclusions, regardless whether they are driven by emotions or realpolitik;)
Reminder: once again, if you find more current, or more accurate statistics, feel free to post them (or a link) ...
