... Despite all the economic costs, China benefits from the conflict in the short term. US resources are expended and diverted from containing China. If Washington becomes bogged down in the Iranian campaign, Beijing’s gains will increase. For Iran itself, China stands to become an even more important partner.
India
India is not critically affected by the crisis either, although it suffers economic losses from higher oil prices. A large number of Indians work in the Gulf countries. New Delhi will likely be able to maintain a stable position no matter how the ...
... For Russia in particular, this architecture is especially valuable. In a period of shifting regional alignments, the SCO provides Moscow with a reliable multilateral platform to maintain influence in Central Asia, sustain political dialogue with both China and India, and push back against narratives suggesting a decline in Russia’s regional role.
Economic Expansion Without Economic Integration
Despite these structural constraints, the SCO has steadily broadened its economic agenda. Recent summits have highlighted ...
... “refueling stop” and a depot for long-range missions. In Elon Musk’s plans for Mars, large-scale flight operations are possible only with refueling and fuel production beyond Earth.
Andrey Kortunov:
Space development: Star Wars or Star Trek?
China and India are also actively participating in this race. As a key step in preparing for a future crewed landing at the Moon’s South Pole, China plans to launch the Chang’e-7
mission
in 2026. The mission is designed to search for and study water ice in ...
... Russia abandoned a one-sided orientation towards the West. While maintaining a full-fledged political dialogue, Moscow began strengthening its ties with various players across Eurasia and went to great lengths to promote interaction within the Russia-India-China triangle, which later became the backbone of BRICS+. The territorial dispute with China was settled, and a new Russian-Chinese treaty was signed. One of the world’s longest borders underwent sweeping demilitarisation. China became a key trading ...
... maintaining global peace and stability in continental Eurasia is exceptionally compelling, which prompts us to discuss possible ways to supplement these preconditions through the constructive efforts of the states located there. These currently include China, Russia, India, and other countries in South Asia, as well as the entire Central Asian region and Afghanistan. Iran is in the most vulnerable position, as it is engaged in a direct conflict with a state that is a close ally of a power for which security and peace ...
... sanctions against Russia. The UK, like the EU, imposed blocking sanctions against Chinese companies cooperating with Russia. Among them are China’s National Pipeline Group Beihai Liquefied Natural Gas (cooperating in the LNG sector), the aforementioned Indian Nayara Energy, and China’s Shandong Baogang International Port, Shandong Yulong Petrochemical (also blocked by the EU), Shandong Haixin Port, and Shandong Jingang Port (for accepting vessels carrying Russian oil). The United States, for its part, imposed so-called secondary ...
... is not success—it is a monumental failure. Abandoning a national citizenry unable to compete in the global age is political betrayal.
Failure to identify, categorize, and digitize high-potential SMEs is economic malpractice.
Study urgently how fast China, India, and BRICS nations are mobilizing around SMEs, while the West sleeps. Observe, how the United States became the first ever largest and longest most successful economy in the world on such understanding. Where did we all go so wrong for so long.
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... principal organizer of the victory that brought an end to the “century of humiliation”—the term used to describe the period of China’s semi-colonial subjugation beginning with the Opium Wars of the mid-19th century. The triumphant conclusion of the “War ... ... became one of the key pillars of the regime’s legitimacy, together, of course, with victory in the Korean War (1950–1953).
India and the African States: Decolonization
Zhao Huasheng:
War and Peace: Where Is the World Headed?
The Second World War served ...
... Pakistan to the SCO in 2017 sparked an enduring debate about whether the organization can function effectively when its members
are locked in
unresolved (or even irresolvable) territorial disputes. This concerns not only India–Pakistan tensions but also India–China frictions. While the agreement to keep discussions of bilateral issues off the SCO framework is still in place, moments of heightened confrontation may produce dramatic political gestures, such as a refusal to sign a
joint summit declaration
.
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... country, operating under a communist system.
The West must not become communist; instead, it should study different systems, especially its own economic nobility, with its prizes, which have now become a questionable performance. It's crucial to study China, India, and Asia with an open mind, as this open-mindedness is key to adapting to the changing global economic landscape.
The Divides: There is no single country, small or superpower, that can rule the world, in any shape or form. Many countries are global ...
