SCO & BRICS latest news and insights
By Dr. Ibrahim Karatas
The global agenda is concerned with the enlargement of BRICS, a non-formal economic organization consisting of Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa. Though the group does not have an official status, it functions as an international organization and accepts or reje...
By Phumlani Majozi
A new era begins in geopolitics
The United States' dominance, that has been around for the past decades, is now being challenged by China. We are witnessing changes in the structure of geopolitical order, as China is becoming more and more assertive on the global stage.
It w...
By Rhod Mackenzie
This year Russia will continue to redirect oil supplies to the Asia-Pacific region (APR), including China and India, said the Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak at the plenary session of the TNF Industrial and Energy Forum on 20 September.
According to him, last year Russia p...
By Evgeny Pozdnyakov
The United States will insist that the UN Security Council only include states that share its pro-Western views. Russia, on the other hand, wants to see representatives of the world's majority in the organisation. The reaching of a consensus will not be easy. The political sci...
By Abbas Juma
A politician succeeds when he is able to balance skilfully in a crisis situation, to gain maximum benefit where others are drowning. A successful politician will not stand on the sidelines; he will participate in all important processes, including international conflicts. Keeping as...
By Rhod Mackenzie
A number of leading oil companies in India are considering the possibility of using revenues from assets in Russia totalling $600 million to buy oil from the Russian Federation because of difficulties in repatriating dividends, The Economic Times newspaper reported, citing offici...
