... 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....
... has been unwise to ignore and the honest answers, based on previous American drone usage, probably carry some severe repercussions for American foreign and military policies:... ... following evidence seems to indicate that might be the biggest mistaken assumption of all. China and Pakistan Most discussions of an immediate drone rival to the United States... ... Heron-1 platform has already been sold in recent years to Brazil, France, Germany, and India. Greater Asia Singapore joined the above list of Heron-1 acquirers in 2012. Unlike...
... breakthrough in negotiations between New Delhi and Washington on nuclear energy cooperation is an undeniable diplomatic success of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The details of the agreement that was reached are virtually unknown. However, it is already ... ... joined by leading exporting countries, which formed the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG), including Canada, Australia, France and China.
Narendra Modi’s government had to unfreeze the contracts concluded with foreign companies in the US and France before ...
... revenue generating power of the major traditional steel powers.
Largest Steel Companies (in billions of Euros) from January through October 2013
1 Arcelor Mittal Lux. 56.8 billion
2 Nippon Sumitomo Japan 36.3
3 Posco S.Korea 32.9
4 JFF Japan 20.0
5 Tata India 17.5
6 Bao China 15.8
7 Nucor USA 14.3
8 Gerdau Brasil 13.9
9 U.S. Steel USA 13.1
10 Thyssen-Krupp Ger. 11.5
11 VoestAlpine Austria 11.2
12 Evraz Russia 9.4
13 Severstal Russia 9.0
14 China Steel Taiwan 8.5
15 NLMK Russia 8.2
Total in October 2013 Euros = 278.4 billion
Total in ...
The meeting of Russian, Indian and Chinese foreign ministers in Beijing early February seems to have been of much greater significance than most of their ... ... inroad into key areas of the Russian-Indian partnership and as an attempt to demonstrate America’s interest in India given China’s growing economic and military might.
Therefore, the trilateral meeting turned out to be somewhat helpful for all ...
Regular symposium “Future of Global Governance: a View from the U.S.A., Russia, China and India” was held in Beijing under the auspices of the Carnegie Corporation of New York to gather experts on financial and economic risks, world policy and international relations.
Russia was represented by RIAC Program Director Ivan Timofeyev, as ...
... and maintain so powerful a navy. Other maritime powers have been deprived of these factors. Some countries, such as the UK, lack the political will to actively expand their fleet. Others, like Russia, lack the required resources. And others, such as China, India and Turkey, lack the requisite modern technology.
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USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70)
Economic development, the spread of relatively cheap and simple naval technologies, as well as acute competition in the global shipbuilding market all ...
