Conflict in the South China Sea and India’s interests
May 16, 2012 Boris Volkhonsky, The Voice of Russia
Russian indologist expresses his view on India's participation in territorial conflict between China and the Philippines in the South China Sea
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
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
Putin boost to Indo-Russian defence ties
May 14, 2012 Dadan Upadhyay, specially for RIR
In his third presidential term, Vladimir Putin, the architect of special and strategic partnership between India and Russia, is set to drive up bilateral defence ties to new heights
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
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
India wades into the South China sea dispute
May 12, 2012 Rupakjyoti Borah, specially for RIR
China needs the Indian Navy’s commanding presence in the Indian Ocean region, at the same time the influential Chinese newspaper dismisses Indo-Vietnam joint work
India’s globalization discontent
May 15, 2012 M K Bhadrakumar, specially for RIR
The complexities of India's tryst with globalization and its bonhomie with the West become highly disputed within the international community
Targeting promises
May 12, 2012 Tai Adelaja, Russia Profile
Some federally funded programs meant to improve the quality of life for Russians may be dumped in favor of higher military spending
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
