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Ramzan Kadyrov urges youth to stay away from Syrian conflict

RIA Novosti — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:23:00 +0400

The Chechen leader said he has ordered Chechen officials, clerics and public figures to “constantly educate the youth about the real nature of Syrian events, to prevent possible recruitment of young people for participation in the war”

Taxes, Syria, North Korea and terrorism in G8 agenda

Yuri Paniev — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:21:00 +0400

At the on-going G8 summit in Northern Ireland, world leaders try to tackle financial and international challenges including international tax evasion, the Syrian crisis and the North Korea nuclear problem

Will G8 deliver on Syria?

Debidatta Aurobinda Mahapatra — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 11:41:00 +0400

Failure of G8 on Syria will weaken its relevance in the post-Cold War globalized world. The Syrian conflict is a test case for the grouping, whose leaders meet today in Northern Ireland

Putin calls for bigger BRICS role in IMF, criticises European welfare model

RIA Novosti — Sat, 15 Jun 2013 17:59:00 +0400

The Russian president wants the voting system used at the IMF to determine policy should be changed to “enhance the role of developing countries,” with new weight given to the BRICS

US chemical weapons report in Syria ‘fabricated’ – Russian MP

RIA Novosti — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 13:07:00 +0400

Alexei Pushkov, head of the Russian lower house of parliament’s international affairs committee draws parallel to Iraq and George W. Bush

Lavrov refutes US report on Syria handover agreement

RT.com — Sat, 08 Jun 2013 00:30:00 +0400

The Russian foreign minister reiterated Moscow’s position that the international community must make up its mind and take one side in the settlement of the Syrian conflict

Russia and India on same page in Central Asia

Rajeev Sharma — Fri, 07 Jun 2013 11:58:00 +0400

New Delhi is in harmony with Moscow on Ayni base in Tajikistan. Both countries agree on a bigger role for India in former resource-rich Soviet republics

BRICS see greater role in Latin America

Debidatta Aurobinda Mahapatra — Mon, 03 Jun 2013 14:11:00 +0400

The grouping’s engagement in the region, consisting of 33 countries with population of 600 million, has become timely

The elusive solution to the Syrian crisis

Andrei Ilyashenko — Mon, 03 Jun 2013 12:15:00 +0400

Some Russian experts are of the opinion that the upcoming international conference on Syria indicates that the U.S. and EU want to distance themselves from the Syrian conflict, as it is clearly becoming a burden to them

The Eurasian Union – Fending off European ailments

Fyodor Lukyanov — Fri, 31 May 2013 15:50:00 +0400

Eurasian integration within the Customs Union and ultimately the Eurasian Economic Union is a massive undertaking. It will substantially change the rules of the game for the countries involved

EU and Syrian arms embargo: Poorly crafted logic

Debidatta Aurobinda Mahapatra — Fri, 31 May 2013 13:45:00 +0400

The lifting of the arms embargo on Syrian rebels will further aid the protracted nature of the conflict as it will be more perceived as a proxy war between powers

Russia seeks to restore influence in Latin America

Ivan Nechepurenko — Thu, 30 May 2013 16:03:00 +0400

Apart from Latin America, Russia has recently reinvigorated its efforts to project its influence around the world, especially in other areas where its influence has declined

CIS countries uneasy over Afghanistan post-2014

Elena Chernenko — Thu, 30 May 2013 12:15:00 +0400

Former Soviet republics are anxious about further escalations in Afghanistan after the NATO 2014 withdrawal. Such fears were made public at recent meetings of their foreign and defense ministers in Bishkek on May 27

Russia, US at odds after EU move on Syria

RIA Novosti — Wed, 29 May 2013 15:57:00 +0400

Moscow and Washington split starkly over an EU move to end its ban on arms sales to Syria, with Russia denouncing it as a violation of international law and the US applauding the move while repeating its aversion to Russian weapons sales

BRICS continue African engagement

Debidatta Aurobinda Mahapatra — Tue, 28 May 2013 00:10:00 +0400

Africa is emerging as one of the biggest consumer markets in the world, and also the scramble for its resources is not an unknown fact

After Russia and US, China jumps on Arctic gold bandwagon

Svetlana Styazhkina — Mon, 27 May 2013 12:41:00 +0400

Experts ponder over what exactly the Middle Kingdom's intentions are in the Arctic

Dealing with a serious image problem

Konstantin von Eggert — Mon, 27 May 2013 00:03:00 +0400

A poll commissioned by the BBC in 25 countries revealed that Russia’s reputation in the world is continuously falling

5 obstacles to peace in Syria

Alexey Eremenko — Sat, 25 May 2013 00:10:00 +0400

RIA Novosti contacted leading Russian experts on the Middle East who spelled out five problems that stand between Syria and peace

US-Russian initiative on Syria was supported by Ban Ki-moon

Yuri Paniev — Tue, 21 May 2013 13:23:00 +0400

An international conference on Syria awaits to be held under the auspices of the UN. The uncertainty of who will represent Syria is holding up preparations for the forum

Putin, Zuma vow to cement Russia-South Africa interaction within BRICS

Dadan Upadhyay — Mon, 20 May 2013 15:26:00 +0400

After their talks in Sochi, Putin and Zuma signed eight agreements covering education, energy, defence, fisheries, mineral resources, transport and science and technology

Does the path to peace in Syria run through Geneva?

Andrei Ilyashenko — Mon, 20 May 2013 14:48:00 +0400

The campaign to resolve the Syrian crisis has entered a new phase. However, if the upcoming international conference, dubbed Geneva-2, focuses entirely on increasing the pressure on President Bashar al-Assad, there will be a long way to go before pe

Why Putin wants U.S. bases in Afghanistan

Michael Bohm — Sun, 19 May 2013 11:33:00 +0400

The security that the U.S. provides to Russia’s southern borders is so important to the Kremlin that Putin is willing to refrain from his trademark, overblown anti-U.S. rhetoric

Moscow, Washington downplay scandal involving US “spy”

Ivan Sukhov — Sat, 18 May 2013 12:22:00 +0400

The Cold War era is long gone, but it might be useful to architects of bilateral relations to keep in mind key priorities and not to let the excesses, such as the latest spy scandal, wreck their strategic plans

Last chance to prevent a Mediterranean Somalia

Simon Saradzhyan — Fri, 17 May 2013 11:54:00 +0400

The Syrian peace conference that Russia and America’s top diplomats have agreed to organize in the next few weeks might be the last chance for this Arab country’s warring factions to find a political solution to their conflict and prevent the sliding

Russian higher education fair returns to India

Priyanka Gera — Fri, 17 May 2013 11:27:00 +0400

The annual fair offers counselling and on-the-spot admissions to some of the leading Russian institutes

Syria down to abyss unless violence stops

Debidatta Aurobinda Mahapatra — Thu, 16 May 2013 15:11:00 +0400

Though acts of violence in the country are committed by both the government forces as well as rebels, the barbarity on the parts of the rebels has defied all human notion of civility, even in conflict

Alleged US spy arrested in Moscow

Lara McCoy Roslof — Wed, 15 May 2013 14:04:00 +0400

Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) says it apprehended an American spy in the process of recruiting a Russian agent

Russia-ASEAN bilateral investment set to grow

Maria Prikhodina — Tue, 14 May 2013 14:10:00 +0400

In 2012, Russia invested $2.2 billion in the ASEAN countries and received some $1.4 billion in return investment. There is immense potential for two-way trade and investment, according to experts

Poppy: The growing Afghan threat

Alexander Yakovenko — Mon, 13 May 2013 14:04:00 +0400

Opium cultivation is expected to rise in the country’s south and in particular in those areas where foreign troops have been withdrawn or are in the process of withdrawal

BRICS profile continues to rise

Debidatta Aurobinda Mahapatra — Mon, 13 May 2013 12:25:00 +0400

The selection of Roberto Azevedo as Director General of the WTO last week has set the stage for the BRICS to increase their influence in shaping global economic affairs

Brahimi calls Russia-US deal on Syria "significant step"

RIA Novosti — Thu, 09 May 2013 02:57:00 +0400

Lakhdar Brahimi praised the agreement between Russia and the United States to convene international talks on Syria that will involve both representatives of the Syrian government and opposition

Moscow's view on the non-proliferation of nuclear weapons

Alexander Yakovenko — Wed, 08 May 2013 12:42:00 +0400

Russia views strengthening the NPT regime as a crucial task, and considers it, unquestionably, a foreign policy priority

Kerry’s Moscow visit and the Middle East

Debidatta Aurobinda Mahapatra — Tue, 07 May 2013 16:22:00 +0400

The US will likely persuade Russia to support harder international sanctions in the United Nations Security Council against the Assad regime, which may further pave the way for international invention

UN has testimony of Syrian rebels using sarin gas

RIA Novosti — Tue, 07 May 2013 13:25:00 +0400

Sarin is a highly toxic nerve agent, which was reportedly first used for military purposes during the Iran–Iraq war in the 1980s

Prospects for Eurasian Integration

Debidatta Aurobinda Mahapatra — Fri, 03 May 2013 12:41:00 +0400

Recent developments indicate that the leaders of Central Asia, some of whom were groomed during the Soviet era, are increasingly realising the importance of coming together of the countries of the vast Eurasian space

NATO keen to learn from the Soviet experience in Afghanistan

Ilya Barabanov — Wed, 01 May 2013 00:15:00 +0400

Representatives of the alliance have approached Moscow with a request to share various materials and analysis of the withdrawal of Soviet forces from the country in 1989

Russia plans to create jobs in Central Asia to combat drug trafficking

Elena Chernenko — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 15:57:00 +0400

Viktor Ivanov, the head of Russia's Federal Drug Control Service talks about how the country intends to fight drug trafficking from Central Asia with the help of a new corporation

Increasing Russia’s involvement in the Asia-Pacific

Katerina Labetskaya — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 17:12:00 +0400

Seasoned diplomat and Russia’s new ambassador to China Andrey Denisov talks to RIR about Moscow’s development of friendly relations with Asian countries and the scope for BRICS

The fading line between domestic and external threats

Fyodor Lukyanov — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 13:26:00 +0400

Many people have drawn parallels between the Boston bombings and the 9/11 attacks, but in fact this comparison merely shows how much has changed since then

Russia creates an outpost in Belarus

Viktor Litovkin — Sat, 27 Apr 2013 00:20:00 +0400

Moscow has announced its intention to establish a military air base on the territory of its neighbour. It could well be a response to U.S. plans to deploy a missile defence shield in Europe

Salman Khurshid to co-chair IRIGC inter-session meeting in Moscow

Dadan Upadhyay — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 11:54:00 +0400

The sides are expected to have a “frank exchange” of views, but in terms of any outcomes, they will not sign any documents or MoUs

Lord of two rings: America’s new foreign policy initiative

Sergey Rogov — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 00:30:00 +0400

Director of Moscow’s Institute for U.S. and Canadian Studies describes how Washington’s establishment of two giant economic coalitions is pushing Russia into a new foreign policy strategy

In small Boston Diaspora, echoes of Chechnya

Carl Schreck — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 18:59:00 +0400

Estimates of ethnic Chechens in the Boston area vary from 20 to 40. The diaspora has been shaken by the emergence of two of its young members as the main suspects in last week’s deadly twin bombings

Terrorism tends to defy borders

Debidatta Aurobinda Mahapatra — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 13:09:00 +0400

Global cooperation would not just curtail the menace of terrorism but also foster peace and stability

Suspected Boston Marathon bombers linked to restive Russian region

Artem Zagorodnov — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 00:15:00 +0400

With official confirmation about the Russian origins of Boston’s suspected bombers, pundits see a lapse in America’s counterterrorism priorities