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At first glance, the planned BRICS expansion seems unlikely to radically reshape the geopolitical status quo. But against the backdrop of the Russia-Ukraine conflict and mounting tensions between China and the US, the move may well have wider implications for the existing global order, writes Rachel...

By Wang Jinyan

Since the founding of the China-Arab States Cooperation Forum, a dialogue initiative jointly set up by China and the League of Arab States in 2004, China-Arab relations have been scaling new heights.

As important players of the Global South, China and the Arab States have been str...

By Rhod Mackenzie

The Deputy Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation, Andrei Rudenko, expressed confidence that all issues regarding settlements between Russia and China, including those related to the financial messaging system (SPFS), will be resolved.

Rudenko denied any indication that Chi...

By Rhod Mackenzie

India believes that the world should appreciate its decision to purchase Russian oil instead of criticizing it. Previously, there were calls in the EU to ban India from supplying gasoline and diesel made from Russian oil.
India believes that it is contributing to stabilizing the...

By Rhod Mackenzie

The Indian Oil Corporation, Bharat Petroleum Corporation and Hindustan Petroleum Corporation, India's state-owned oil refineries, are in talks with Rosneft about long-term supplies of its oil, Bloomberg reported, citing sources .
"All three of India's state-owned refiners are in...

By Rhod Mackenzie

Two years after the introduction of Western sanctions against Russia, it can be concluded that they did not achieve their intended goals, as indicated in the study 'Why did the sanctions not work?' conducted by the Center for Financial Analytics of Sberbank. RBC reported this wit...