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The role of India’s private sector in economic relations with Russia (1991-2024)
3 days, 3 hours ago

The role of India’s private sector in economic relations with Russia (1991-2024)

Hindustan Times  

India and Russia are showing an appetite for continued economic engagement. Russian President Vladimir Putin embraces Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during their meeting on the sidelines of the Brics Summit in Kazan, Russia In 2023, India’s trade with Russia was recorded at $65 billion, significantly higher than the $12.34 billion in 2022, and more than double the target of …

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Iran, Russia link national payment systems
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Iran, Russia link national payment systems

China Daily  

TEHRAN -- Iran and Russia linked their national payment systems on Monday, a significant move to bypass the US dollar in bilateral transactions, Iran's official news agency IRNA reported. The linkage between Russia's Mir and Iran's Shetab payment systems was established in a ceremony attended by Governor of the Central Bank of Iran Mohammad-Reza Farzin and Iranian Ambassador to Moscow …

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Putin congratulates Trump on his election victory
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2 months ago

Putin congratulates Trump on his election victory

Deccan Chronicle  

MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday congratulated Donald Trump on his election victory in his first public comment on the U.S. vote, and he praised the president-elect's courage during the July assassination attempt. Putin also said that what Trump has said “about the desire to restore relations with Russia, to help end the Ukrainian crisis, in my opinion, deserves …

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Li: China willing to enhance relations with Russia
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Li: China willing to enhance relations with Russia

China Daily  

Chinese Premier Li Qiang meets with Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin on the sidelines of the 23rd Meeting of the Council of Heads of Government of Member States of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization in Islamabad, Pakistan, Oct 16, 2024. Beijing is willing to strengthen strategic coordination with Moscow, expand mutually beneficial cooperation, and make contributions to realizing the development and …

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Li: China willing to enhance relations with Russia
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Li: China willing to enhance relations with Russia

China Daily  

Chinese Premier Li Qiang meets with Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin on the sidelines of the 23rd Meeting of the Council of Heads of Government of Member States of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization in Islamabad, Pakistan, Oct 16, 2024. Beijing is willing to strengthen strategic coordination with Moscow, expand mutually beneficial cooperation, and make contributions to realizing the development and …

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Rebalancing India's Great Power Relations: A Crucial Moment for the Indo-Pacific
3 months ago

Rebalancing India's Great Power Relations: A Crucial Moment for the Indo-Pacific

The Hindu  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's participation in the sixth Quad Leaders' Summit in Wilmington, Delaware, U.S., has raised hopes of consolidating security cooperation among the four leading maritime democracies in the Indo-Pacific. However, it was India's National Security Adviser's (NSA) trip to Russia in early September for the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa) NSA meeting, which included a high-profile …

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Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda re-elected in vote marked by Russia fears
7 months, 1 week ago

Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda re-elected in vote marked by Russia fears

The Hindu  

Lithuania's President Gitanas Nauseda won re-election on Sunday in a vote marked by defence concerns over neighbouring Russia, official results showed. Voters "have handed me a great mandate of trust and I am well aware that I will have to cherish this," Mr. Nauseda, 60, told journalists in Vilnius. Tension over Taiwan Ms. Simonyte, the 49-year-old candidate of the ruling …

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Russian leak of German military phone call explained: Details, fallout & effect on relations
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Russian leak of German military phone call explained: Details, fallout & effect on relations

The Hindu  

The story so far: On March 5, German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius informed reporters in Berlin that Russian secret services had hacked into an unsecured phone line at a Singapore hotel to join a conference call between high-ranking German air force officers and leaked it to the public. On March 5, Russian foreign ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova threatened Germany with …

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A timeline of the complicated relations between Russia and North Korea
1 year, 3 months ago

A timeline of the complicated relations between Russia and North Korea

Associated Press  

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has met President Vladimir Putin. 1980s — Following Mikhail Gorbachev’s rise to power, the Soviet Union begins to reduce aid to North Korea and to favor reconciliation with South Korea. Early 2000s — After his first election as president in 2000, Vladimir Putin actively seeks to restore Russia’s ties with …

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Normalisation of India-China relations better for the world; weak Pakistan would not be better for the region, says Russian envoy
1 year, 11 months ago

Normalisation of India-China relations better for the world; weak Pakistan would not be better for the region, says Russian envoy

The Hindu  

The sooner there is normalisation in India-China relations, the better it would be for the world, Russian Ambassador to India Denis Alipov said, adding that a weak Pakistan would not be better for the region, India or Afghanistan, and Russia would not do anything detrimental to India in its relations with Islamabad. “We always have our relations with India in …

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Moscow expels Estonia ambassador over 'total Russophobia'
1 year, 11 months ago

Moscow expels Estonia ambassador over 'total Russophobia'

Firstpost  

Moscow: Russia is expelling Estonia’s ambassador and the country’s diplomatic mission will be headed by a charge d’affaires, the Russian Foreign Ministry said Monday. The ministry said that the move was made in retaliation for Estonia’s “new unfriendly step to radically reduce the size of the Russian Embassy in Tallinn.” The Estonian Foreign Ministry earlier this month ordered Russia to …

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Will Israel and Russia forge closer ties under Netanyahu?
1 year, 11 months ago

Will Israel and Russia forge closer ties under Netanyahu?

Al Jazeera  

Ukraine has expressed its disappointment in signals that the new Israeli government may establish closer ties with Russia. “Israel has two core national security interests regarding Russia and Ukraine which are consensual in Israel: The maintenance of good relations with the United States in a general sense, and Russian acceptance of Israel’s freedom to operate militarily against Iranian forces, rocket …

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Natasha Kuhrt
2 years ago

Natasha Kuhrt

The Diplomat  

Russia’s February 2022 invasion of Ukraine, and the ongoing war, has had far-reaching economic and political consequences. A decade ago, Russia – much like the United States – iterated a “pivot to Asia.” Russia’s effort to diversify relations across Asia have not necessarily met with much success. For example, Andrei Kortunov, director of RIAC, suggests that “it would be hardly …

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Putin says more 'massive' strikes against Ukraine not necessary 'for now'
2 years, 2 months ago

Putin says more 'massive' strikes against Ukraine not necessary 'for now'

The Hindu  

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Friday that he does not plan more "massive" strikes against Ukraine "for now" and that the Kremlin's aim was not to "destroy" the pro-Western country. And then it will be clear," Mr. Putin told reporters following a summit of ex-Soviet nations in Kazakhstan. But he said Russia is "doing everything right" in Ukraine — despite …

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Clear signals: The Hindu Editorial on India-China ties and the new global currents
2 years, 10 months ago

Clear signals: The Hindu Editorial on India-China ties and the new global currents

The Hindu  

China’s claim that the U.S. Indo-Pacific strategy is aiming to create “an Indo-Pacific version of NATO”, as the Chinese Foreign Minister, Wang Yi, put it on March 7, is not new. Indeed, even as long as 15 years ago, during the first iteration of the now revived India, Australia, Japan, U.S. Quad, Beijing warned of an impending “Asian NATO”, which, …

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Congress will draft legislation suspending trade relations with Russia and banning energy imports
2 years, 10 months ago

Congress will draft legislation suspending trade relations with Russia and banning energy imports

CNN  

CNN — A powerful, bipartisan group in Congress announced Monday that it would craft legislation suspending normal trade relations with Russia and Belarus, and grant the White House the authority to increase tariffs on the two countries, in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. In a significant statement, four top lawmakers – the Democratic and Republican leaders of the House …

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How strong is the Russia China axis?
2 years, 10 months ago

How strong is the Russia China axis?

The Hindu  

The story so far: Russian President Vladimir Putin’s visit to China this month, as well as the Ukraine crisis, have turned the spotlight on Russia’s relations with China. Last year, Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov described relations as the “best in their entire history”. The joint statement this month emphasised that point, with China supporting Russia in “opposing further enlargement …

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2021: Another Year of the Russian Language in Central Asia
2 years, 11 months ago

2021: Another Year of the Russian Language in Central Asia

The Diplomat  

Without exaggerating, 2021 was the year of the Russian language in relations between Central Asia and Russia. Senior Russian government officials repeatedly reminded their Central Asian colleagues of the significance of maintaining and increasing support for the Russian language in their respective countries. In the most recent bilateral meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Tajikistan President Emomali Rahmon, on …

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US-Russia ties nosedive after Biden-Putin tit-for-tat
3 years, 9 months ago

US-Russia ties nosedive after Biden-Putin tit-for-tat

Associated Press  

MOSCOW — U.S.-Russia ties nosedived on Thursday after Russian leader Vladimir Putin shot back at President Joe Biden’s description of him as a killer. In an interview broadcast Wednesday, Biden replied “I do” when asked if he thought Putin was a “killer.” Also Wednesday, U.S. intelligence released a report finding that Putin authorized influence operations to help Trump’s re-election bid. …

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王毅国务委员兼外长2019年两会记者会（双语全文）
5 years, 10 months ago

王毅国务委员兼外长2019年两会记者会（双语全文）

China Daily  

安莎社记者：欧中都是多边主义和自由贸易的坚定支持者，同时双方也存在分歧。您认为欧中应该如何巩固双边关系和互信？ ANSA: Both the EU and China are strong supporters of multilateralism and free trade. 中央广播电视总台央视记者：今年是中美建交40周年，您认为中美做到“四十不惑”了吗？您如何定义当前的中美关系？ China Central Television: This year marks the 40th anniversary of diplomatic relations between China and the US. 互利合作方面，去年中俄双边贸易额历史性突破了1000亿美元。今年两国务实合作将迎来丰收之年，标志性项目就是“一管两桥”的落成。中俄东线天然气管道这一“世纪工程”将于年内通气；两国边境首座公路桥—黑河公路桥将合龙通车，首座铁路桥—同江铁路大桥也将建成。此外，我们还将继续推动“一带一路”同欧亚经济联盟深入对接，激发两国务实合作的内生动力，在巩固能源等传统领域合作的同时，开拓高科技、农业、电子商务、金融等新增长点，推动合作提质升级，助力两国发展，造福两国人民。 In terms of win-win cooperation, our two-way trade passed the US$100 billion mark last year. 《中国日报》记者：一段时间以来，对“一带一路”建设有不少质疑和指责，如“债务陷阱论”、“地缘政治工具论”等。您对此如何回应？ China Daily: There has been some skepticism and criticism about …

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