SCO & BRICS latest news and insights
By Rhod Mackenzie
Russia has become the fourth largest economy in the world in terms of purchasing power parity (PPP), a development that occurred at the end of 2021. However, it was not until 2024 that this was identified based on updated data from the World Bank. Why did it take four years to id...
By Rhod Mackenzie
India has been selected as one of the participants in the Multipurpose Fast Research Reactor (MBIR) programme, which is being constructed in Russia. This was announced by Rosatom General Director Alexey Likhachev.
"Fast neutron reactors are of significant interest to Indian par...
By Rhod Mackenzie
India is facing its worst power shortage in 14 years in June. The shortage may begin due to a decline in hydroelectric power generation, as reported by Reuters. Another reason for the coming shortage is delays in launching new coal-fired power plants. The extent to which the situ...
By Rhod Mackenzie
The UK government has been accused of “helping Russia pay for its war on Ukraine” by continuing to import record amounts of refined oil from countries that are processing Russian fossil fuels.
According to UK Government data analysed by the environmental news site Desmog shows...
By Rhod Mackenzie
The presidents of Russia and China have signalled their willingness to collaborate on a solution to the challenges posed by US sanctions on trade settlements. How can Moscow and Beijing remove the third party from trading with each other?
Following negotiations with Chinese Pres...
Relations between Russia and India have experienced a renaissance in recent years. In 2023, India became one of our leading trading partners; in ten months we reached a trade turnover of $55 billion (in 2022 it was $35 billion for the whole year). This country has already overtaken China to become t...
