India will help Russia turn Arctic into global trade route
“India will help Russia in the development of the Northern Sea Route and opening this route for international trade the same way as Russia
Why Rosatom’s new laid-down reactor is the safest in the world, and when will it enter series
Russian giant Rosatom is rightfully considered the world leader in nuclear energy and a number of other high-tech areas, as evidenced by an
India-Russia friendship too pragmatic to be ruined
India-Russia friendship is too pragmatic for US and China to ruin it. India and Russia have sustained a robust partnership through Cold war..
The North-South corridor and the Eurasia canal
From Russian point of view The accident of the container ship Ever Given in the Suez Canal, which blocked this important transport artery for almost a week, sparked discussions on alternative routes for the delivery of goods from Asia to Europe. One such alternative is the so-called North-South corridor and the associated Eurasia Canal project. They are…
Iran wants to join Eurasian Economic Union
There are some good reasons for Moscow’s lukewarm response to the possibility of Tehran’s admission to the EAEU. What are factors for and against Iran joining Eurasian Economic Union from Russian point of view?
WHICH TARGET AFTER SYRIA?
19 years of “war without end” President George W. Bush decided to radically transform the Pentagon’s missions, as Colonel Ralph Peters explained in the Army magazine Parameters on September 13, 2001. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld appointed Admiral Arthur Cebrowski to train future officers. Cebrowski spent three years touring military universities so that today all general officers…
Aurus Is Russia’s Answer To Rolls-Royce
If you were to ask someone about what came to mind when you say ‘Russian motorcar,’ we bet that 9/10 will think about a Lada, and most probably one that’d broken down. While many have laughed at the former Soviet Union’s attempts at building motorcars, the Russians are back, and their latest attempt is rather…
China will not fall into the ‘Thucydides Trap’ with India
President Xi Jinping projects China as a ‘benevolent power’ but at the Raisina Dialogue in Delhi the ‘Quad’ nations lined up against him By Pepe Escobar The West’s notions of history and geography between Europe and Asia, are drenched in myriad cultural implications and can be traced back to ‘The Romance of Alexander’. This is a collection…
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Polar Silk Road: Why Russia’s Northern Sea Route is the Best Option for China
Russia’s Northern Sea Route emerges as the best option for Beijing’s “Polar Silk Road” project, RIA Novosti contributor Dmitry Lekukh underscores. Besides developing the secure transit routes along the Russian Arctic and Far East, Moscow and Beijing are likely to bolster the exploration of natural reserves in the region, he noted. China’s newly announced “Polar…
Russia squeezing US out as agricultural superpower
The US is being pushed out of the grain market as Russia’s bumper wheat harvest has dragged down prices to record lows. Russian agricultural exports are booming thanks to a weaker national currency and massive investment. “We are pushing America aside in some markets, and we are satisfied with this,” said Russia’s Agriculture Minister Aleksandr Tkachev….
It’s not a gas – time for Europe to stand up to US hawks on Russia
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