On March 10, 2026, a closed round table “Russia-Pakistan Relations amid Changing Global and Regional Dynamics” was held
On March 10, 2026, a closed round table “Russia-Pakistan Relations amid Changing Global and Regional Dynamics” was held. Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) in cooperation with Strategic Vision Institute (SVI) organized the meeting. The goal of the round table was to discuss the current state of Russian-Pakistani relations amidst the global shifts and to examine regional...
... the circle of countries that may be viewed as the second wave of BRICS to the following emerging economies:
East Asia:
Indonesia
as a G20 member and the largest economy in ASEAN
South Asia:
Pakistan
as the second most significant economic power in South Asia after India
Africa:
Egypt
as one of the leading economic powers in Africa
Latin America:
Argentina
as one of the heavyweights in Latin America
Eurasia:
Kazakhstan
as the second largest economy in the CIS space
Middle East:
Saudi Arabia
as the leading economy in the Middle East
The resulting grouping may be referred to as
InPEAKS
or more simply
PEAKS
can constitute a grouping that works closely with the core BRICS groups under the umbrella of the BRICS+ ...
... President of the Institute of International and Strategic Studies of Peking University; Igor Makarov, Head of the School of World Economy of the Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs of the HSE; Aleksey Kupriyanov, Head of the Group on South Asia and Indian Ocean of the IMEMO RAS; Vyacheslav Belokrenitsky, Head of the Center for Middle East Studies of the IOS RAS; Alexander Lukin, Director of the Center for East Asian and Shanghai Cooperation Organization Studies of MGIMO University; Anastasia Pyatachkova, Deputy Head of the CCEIS Asia-Pacific Department at the HSE; Grigory Lukyanov,...
