Mumbai University takes up the Russian Challenge
May 17, 2012 Ajay Kamalakaran
Indians’ interest in Russian is revived as it is a key to building a career in the country and also a link language between all the former republics of the USSR.
From Chisty to Chisty
May 17, 2012 Dr Debidatta Aurobinda Mahapatra
Perhaps it is time to cultivate more the teachings and spirit of Khawaja Moinuddin Chisty, which can show the way for peace, stability and development in the region.
20 years on, CSTO focuses on threats to Central Asia
May 16, 2012 Konstantin Bogdanov, RIA Novosti
With its membership now stable, the Collective Security Treaty Organization has shifted its focus to resolving conflicts and dealing with terrorist threats in the post-Soviet space, predominantly in Central Asia.
Logistical nightmares
May 16, 2012 Tai Adelaja, Russia Profile
World Bank experts investigate what kind of logistics difficulties business faces in Russia
Muscovites walked for control
May 14, 2012 Russky Repoter
Thousands of people responded to a call by Russian writer Boris Akunin to march in central Moscow to support those detained during the recent rallies
Can PM Medvedev walk the talk?
May 8, 2012 Alexander Bratersky, The Moscow Times
Russians will be closely watching how Medvedev spurs political reforms and satisfies their hunger for a more democratic system
FGFA: facing delay but worth waiting
May 15, 2012 Combined reports
The Ministry of Defence has announced a two-year delay in the joint Indo-Russian project. But Indian designers are upbeat hailing the project as an “invaluable experience in testing and certifying a heavy fighter jet.”
Making Russia a better place to live in six years
May 15, 2012 Maxim Tovkailo, Philip Sterkin, Vedomosti.ru
The fourth president of Russia, Vladimir Putin, plans to make the country a great place to live and do business within six years
For Alla Dulh, a painter from Saint-Petersburg, India used to be just another place on her must-visit list. But four years ago she settled in Himalayas, and says it keeps her creative juices flowing
A Tibet enterprise has been given the go ahead to build a 15-meter-high Buddha statue, to be placed atop a mountain outside the Tuvan capital of Kyzyl
Andrei Filatov, co-owner of N-Trans, on why he became the initiator and sponsor of the championship match at the Tretyakov Gallery
The honor of wearing the crimson beret
May 14, 2012 Daria Gonzales, RIR
The Russian special forces must survive one of the world’s most difficult competitions to earn the right to wear the crimson beret, the symbol of their status
“Islamic factor” in Russia's migration policy
May 11, 2012 Aleksei Starostin, RIAC
Today Russia have come to understand that migration and Islam are closely inter-connected, and if one disregards this connection, country can face serious problems which Europe has already encountered
Afghanistan 'collective issue' for international community – Karzai
May 15, 2012 RIA Novosti, RT.com
Lack of security in Afghanistan is a problem for the entire international community rather than of the country alone
SCO June summit: growing in numbers
May 14, 2012 Kommersant, RIR
The SCO summit in June 6-7 in Beijing looks promising for its members as well as countries planning on closer cooperation with the organisation
Back to the future: Putin 2018
May 16, 2012 Fyodor Lukyanov, Ogoniok magazine
A utopian political experiment with an uneasy beginning and a happy ending. Fyodor Lukyanov takes a look at May 7, 2018
SCO as a counter to NATO?
May 16, 2012 Andrei Ilyashenko, RIR
Although for many years the SCO treaded cautiously in making foreign policy statements, the organization is evolving
Russian toe in the Indian Ocean
May 4, 2012 Vadim Nesterov, Lenta.ru
The publication of Evgeny Sergeev's book shed light on the key geopolitical intrigues in Central and Eastern Asia that are still influencing the political landscape of the Eurasian continent
What Stalin thought of Gandhi and Nehru
May 3, 2012 Valeriy Kashin, specially for RIR
Soviet leader Joseph Stalin saw India's independence as a sham and its iconic leaders like Gandhi and Nehru as counter-revolutionary forces. Stalin's attitude only shows how ideology can prejudice diplomatic relations
