... club.
Pavel Kanevsky:
Trade Uncertainty: Possible Consequences of the Trade Wars for Russia and the World
So, what is the source of such conclusions? Why would countries... ... the current trade war) have created a starker background for collaboration (and the BRICS president’s rating has recently dropped to junk, thus prompting the idea of... ..., it is still only a background. Probably, given the considerable contradictions in India–China relations, India is indeed the relatively “weak” link in BRICS. This applies...
... or another. This means that the SCO is still facing institutional competition, albeit in an implicit and relatively mild form. We have already mentioned the SCO’s rivalry with the EAEU, but this is not the only possible scenario.
For example, the BRICS organization (which includes Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) is based on the Eurasian triangle of Russia, India and China (the “RIC” part of the acronym). Now that India is a member of the SCO, the latter has come to reproduce, somewhat belatedly, the Eurasian triangle of BRICS; this ...
... China’s phenomenal economic growth and the huge financial resources at its disposal, has given an upper hand to it in a relationship in which Russia had carried more weight in the past. It was Russia that had taken the leadership to establish the Russia–India–China dialogue and the BRIC forum, later evolving into BRICS, but now it is China that is becoming the senior partner. China is taking the lead to alter the nature of BRICS and consolidate its leading role in it by launching the idea of BRICS plus, which will serve as a platform for expanding its geopolitical ...
... the present system of distributing power. It
becomes
even more desirable and probable due to the calculations showing that Russia, India and China carried out 62% of the latest orbiter launches.
It is to be admitted that there is a sharp difference in the history (duration, directions) of space programs of the BRICS members. Nonetheless, it shall not be a hindrance to overcome — it may be apprehended as the time to recognize advantages ...
... countries and among supporters of the «universal model of development» and Westernization in the countries within the union. There is an ongoing information war against BRICS; India, leading in terms of economic growth, is constantly being contrasted to Russia and China, different from India in values and political ambitions.
Secondly, BRICS critics claim that the association lost its momentum and therefore is no longer relevant. However, this is not the case: the fading of interest in this format is not observed in any of the partner countries. Primarily, BRICS carries political content ...
... including civil society consults initiated by Russia, preceded the summit and they will also follow it; all in all, they will be held
in over 30 areas
. Particular mention should be made of the BRICS Think Tank Council (BTTC) which brings together BRICS strategic centers in Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa. Expert recommendations drafted at the scheduled meeting of the
Goa BRICS Academic Forum in September
were brought to the attention of the heads of state.
What changes did take place in a little over a year between Russia’s ...
Russian public and political discussions have recently been revolving around two important ... ... become a critical obstacle to building a new world order in the foreseeable future.
China and India: Facets of Self-Limitation
The world’s second most powerful and influential... ... 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...
... similar way to that of other development banks — for example, the World Bank — and start to operate in new areas, such as insurance and arbitration services.
Parallel initiatives can also help to improve the bank’s work. For example, the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), China’s Silk Road fund, Brazil’s BTG Pactual, South Africa’s DMSA and India’s IDFC all signed an agreement at the BRICS Summit in Ufa on joint investment and infrastructure projects. It is expected that the funds will be used on a bilateral basis with a focus on investment projects and capital shares,
rather than on debt financing
. This will increase shareholders’ ...
... Policies // Standard Bank. June 12, 2012.
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. Kandalinstev, V. The BRICS Countries in the Flow of Foreign Direct Investments // Eastern Analytics. Yearbook 2012. Economics and Politics of Eastern Countries. Moscow. Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences. 2014.
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(in Russian).
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. Africa–BRICS Cooperation: Implications for Growth, ...
... penetration into South-East and Central Asia, and India could be forced out of the traditional regional markets.
Advantages and Disadvantages of the BRICS Format and the Question of Institutionalization
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Vyacheslav Belokrenitskiy:
Russia-India-China: An Intricate Love Triangle to
Counter the United States?
From the legal point of view, BRICS is not an inter-governmental organization. The informal negotiation-style format of BRICS is in essence a geopolitical discussion club. At the group’s summits, the leaders of the BRICS countries make decisions that require their governments ...
