A clarion call for emerging markets
February 22, 2012 Eswar Prasad, The Moscow Times
Campaigning on the street, online and in polling centers
February 21, 2012 Dmitry Kamyshev, Kommersant-Vlast
The newfound political activism among Russians is manifesting itself during this year’s presidential election campaign in three new ways – on the streets, on the Internet, and in the polling place
“Most Russians won’t support nationalists”
February 20, 2012 Sergei Melnikov, Ogonyok magazine
Leokadia Drobizheva is the director of the Center for Study of Interethnic Relations of the Sociology Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences. She spoke with Sergei Melnikov about nationalism in Russia today.
India, Russia and new EU sanctions on Iran
February 16, 2012 Dadan Upadhyay, specially for RIR
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh resists pressure from the EU to curtail trade with Iran over its suspected nuclear weapons programme, stressing that diplomacy was the best way to deal with the concerns.
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Viewpoint from India: Ties with Russia remarkably steady
February 13, 2012 Kanwal Sibal
India’s ties with Russia have remained remarkably steady despite far-reaching changes in international relations. This shows the resilience of the relationship, but expanding it in new areas has been challenging.
The decline of the West revisited
February 13, 2012 Shlomo Ben Ami, The Moscow Times
Since the publication in 1918 of the first volume of Oswald Spengler's "The Decline of the West," prophecies about the inexorable doom of what he called the "Faustian Civilization" have been a recurrent topic for intellectuals.
Four questions about Russia's future
February 10, 2012 Ben Aris, specially for RIR
Will Prime Minister Vladimir Putin allow a second round in the March presidential election? Will he improve Russia's economic record? Who will be the next prime minister? Will the opposition find a good leader? These questions remain unanswered.
Russia’s economy needs a change of strategy
February 3, 2012 Felix Goryunov, specially for RIR
Russia’s position vis-à-vis China and the rest of the BRICS show that the decisions made two decades ago continue to plague the country and hold back its economic development. Can today’s politicians reverse the trend?
