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By Dhairya Maheshwari

A meeting of the BRICS Ministers of Culture was held in South Africa on Friday. The ministers signed the ‘Declaration of the VIII BRICS Ministers of Culture Meeting’ to increase cultural cooperation among the five states.
The BRICS countries—Brazil, Russia, India, China and...

By Ekaterina Blinova

Russia's Novatek is pushing ahead with the Arctic LNG-2 project to considerably step up production of liquefied natural gas (LNG), enhancing the nation's global market share to 20%. What's more, the project has no analogues in the world.
Russian President Vladimir Putin green...

By Rhod Mackenzie

Germany’s Economic Affairs and Climate Action Minister Robert Habeck has asked India to abandon its “neutral” stance in the Ukraine conflict, as well as raising questions on India-Russia economic ties.
European countries like Germany continue to have a “Eurocentric” world view a...

By Pepe Escobar

It was a photo op for the ages: a visibly well-disposed President Xi Jinping receiving centenarian "old friend of China" Henry Kissinger in Beijing.
Mirroring meticulous Chinese attention to protocol, they met at Villa 5 of the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse – exactly where Kissinger...

By K.N Pandita

The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) was formed by China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, and Tajikistan in 2001. It is a Eurasia political, economic, international security, and defense organization that counters Western influence in Eurasia.

Representatives from all membe...

By Jahedul Islam

The term BRICS refers to an acronym formed by the initial letters of Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa. The term gained popularity after a study published by Goldman Sachs in 2003. Initially, the BRICs represented four nations—Brazil, Russia, India, and China—that wer...