... distinct mode of strategic thinking and serving a set of well-defined national interests. Indeed, the BRICS/SCO diplomatic culture features sovereign equality, dialogue, respect for national interests and civilizational values, and consensus.
Neither BRICS nor the SCO is overtly anti-American or anti-Western: their main focus is internal rather than external, and they have their work cut out for them. Of course, Russia, China, India, Iran and others insist on doing business without outside interference, not to speak of foreign diktat. They don’t want to dominate Eurasia: they live there, it is their home – unlike the ever-restless
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... likely to remain the key driver of the world’s economy with China being the most powerful economy on the planet. National economic ... ... of bilateral and multilateral institutions and regimes, where Russia plays a significant role—from the UN Security Council ... ... caused by the sharp crisis in the relations between Russia and the West or the tensions between Beijing and Washington. The problems ... ... active protagonists, playing the most prominent role, such as the BRICS, the SCO, the EU, NATO, the ASEAN, the ALU, and so on. The ...
... extraordinary gentlemen”, but instead will become effective tools in the search for a common denominator in even the most sensitive security and development issues. Furthermore, Moscow should abstain from any temptations to try building any "anti-Western clubs" out of such multilateral fora—it would not be possible to sell such an approach to India anyway. Instead, BRICS and SCO should be used to search for compromises, including between China and India. RIC—a separate trilateral coordination mechanism with the participation of Russia, India and China—could also develop in this direction.
India—The global swing state
In Moscow, one must always keep in mind that India is not only the largest democracy on the planet. It is also the largest Eurasian and global swing state, ...
... 2020 clashes with the People’s Republic over their disputed Himalayan border. As for the non-Western bloc, it agrees with Russia, China, and others that international relations must diversify from their hitherto dependence on Western states and structures. Due to its interests in both blocs, India hopes to serve as a bridge between them as well as a ... ...
Managing Bi-Multipolarity
It is for this reason that India has sought to play leading roles in multilateral platforms the Quad, BRICS, and the SCO. The first one serves as its means for balancing China’s rise in what India hopes will be a friendly, gentle,...
... cultural scene
Despite the economic and geopolitical rise of non-western emerging powers, the global film industry still remains,... ... streaming service clearly demonstrates. This situation offers the BRICS countries a chance to participate in the creation of a new,... ... economy and geopolitics, as the new economic powerhouses such as China have emerged and the globe has entered the era of the multipolar ... ... article is dedicated to the discussion of soft power gained by Russia thanks to Oscar nomination received by Andrei Zvyagintsev's ...
... mitigating over time. The economic difficulties of the BRICS countries are also actively discussed, including dropping economic growth rates (it should be noted that India is the only state that demonstrates a relatively stable growth).
The opponents of BRICS also focus on the fact that the member states have different relations with the US and Western Europe. Russia is a rogue state (let’s not comment on that statement). China is an unwelcome competitor which threatens the US hegemony and must therefore be weakened. India is a new power that strives to establish contacts with the West. The West, in its turn, is also flirting with India. After the change of government ...
Russian public and political discussions have recently been revolving ... ... visited many places from Washington to provincial towns in the Midwest. I can say that I generally like it. However, America’s ... ... obstacle to building a new world order in the foreseeable future.
China and India: Facets of Self-Limitation
The world’s second ... ... strengthened it and helped hold the country together.
The popular BRICS group (which includes some of the aforementioned countries) ...
