Living in a world without the West
May 21, 2012 Rakesh Krishnan Simha, specially for RIR
As the West lurches from economic contractions to social chaos, the rest of the world is simply bypassing its values, currencies and systems, creating an alternative arrangement where the West becomes irrelevant
Missile defense may void Chinese deterrent soon - ministry
May 4, 2012 RIA Novosti
Creation of a missile defense system for Europe may neutralize the deterrent of China's nuclear weapons much sooner than Russia's, a Defense Ministry official said on Thursday at a missile defense conference in Moscow.
India-China relations on a higher keel
April 25, 2012 D. Aurobinda Mahapatra, specially for RIR
Thailand dominated basmati rice market in China may be a challenging venture for India. Yet this is one of the steps to cut India’s bilateral trade deficit with China and boost economic diplomacy between the countries
Russia searching for its course in the South China Sea
April 20, 2012 Sergei Strokan, Kommersant
As the USA and the Philippines carry out joint military exercise in the South China Sea, the tension in the region mounts. Russia finds itself being drawn into the territorial dispute between China and its neighbours
Russia as a “third force” in the strategic confrontation between India and China
April 17, 2012 Mikhail Aghajanyan, New Eastern Outlook
The Indians and the Chinese are almost equally in need of global power which would contribute to regional balance and stability. A simple analysis shows that Russia is the only actor that can play this role
The import of Russia-India-China: still a valid entity?
April 16, 2012 Jagannath P. Panda, specially for RIR
The RIC Foreign Ministers meeting in Moscow sets a question: against rise of BRICS and revisit of Americans to Asia, is RIC a rhetorical bonding or a strategic reality in the regional contemporary politics?
