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By Sergey Manukov

One can talk about modern India for a very long time. It is the fifth largest economy on the planet with the highest rates of economic development among the major countries, plust it is already planning to reach the second place by the middle of the century. India also is the mo...

By Anna Koroleva

Oil is balancing between China, the US and OPEC+, giving food for multidirectional forecasts, which nevertheless fit into a certain corridor. At the same time, as one of the analysts points out, the discount for the Russian grade Urals continues to decline faster than forecasts.

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By Pepe Escobar.

At the SCO, Russia, China, India, Iran and Pakistan sit at the same table.

Bukhara The Noble, the “Dome of Islam”, with a history stretching back 2.500 years, bears too many marvels to mention: from the two-millennia-old Ark, a fortress around which the city developed, to the 48...

By Sergei Manukov

The Saudi Arabian Ministry of Finance (KSA) sold more than $3 billion worth of US bonds in June. This is their lowest level American public debt, according to the US Treasury - $108.1 billion.
The oil-producing states of the Persian Gulf seem to be losing faith in the US dollar...

By Rhod Mackenzie

The Russian Federation is working with its partners on alternatives to the Black Sea initiative to deliver grain to countries in need, including African countries.

This was announced by Russian Ambassador to Turkey Alexei Yerkhov.

“The Black Sea Initiative is by no means a p...

By Emil Avdaliani

In many ways Russia and Iran find themselves in a similar geo-strategic position. Both are heavily sanctioned by the West and pursue a set of policies which aim at bolstering their respective influence on their regional, if not global stage. They also work to diminish the collect...