Russia's Pivot to Asia

Roerich

Why The 1935 Roerich Peace Pact Is Relevant To Europe Now

Culture, Russia, Security

Russia’s Pivot To Asia has been attending the 25th International & Scientific Conference on Roerich Heritage, currently being held at the Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg. Nicholas Roerich was a Russian academic, philosopher, artist, and explorer who also initiated the Treaty on the Protection of Artistic and Scientific Institutions and Historic Monuments, an inter-American treaty […]

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Azerbaijan

Russia, Azerbaijan Bilateral Relations: October 2025 Update 

Commonwealth of Independent States, Infrastructure, Investment, Logistics & Transport, Trade

The President of Russia, Vladimir Putin, has met with Ilham Aliyev, the President of Azerbaijan in Dushanbe, Tajikistan. This is what they had to say: Putin: “I would like to begin our meeting with discussing the most sensitive topic, namely, the air tragedy that occurred in our skies. During our first telephone conversation, I not

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Tajikistan

Russia, Tajikistan Bilateral Relations: October 2025 Update

Commonwealth of Independent States, Energy, Investment, Security, Trade

The Russian President, Vladimir Putin, has been holding meetings with Emomali Rahmon, the President of Tajikistan, in Dushanbe. This is what they had to say: Putin: “I would like to once again express my gratitude to President Rahmon for inviting me to make a state visit to Tajikistan, for the warm welcome extended to the

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Central Asia

Russia, Central Asian Trade Reached US$45 Billion In 2024, Investment To Be Increased

Commonwealth of Independent States, Eurasian Economic Union, Investment, Trade

The Russian President, Vladimir Putin, has been attending the Russia-Central Asia summit currently being held in Dushanbe, Tajikistan and has stated that the volume of mutual trade between Russia and Central Asian countries rose by 4% in the 7M January-July 2025.   He added that “There is a full transition towards the use of national

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Nigeria

Russia, Nigeria, Sign Crop Breeding & Seed Production Agreement

Africa, Agriculture, Investment, Security, Trade

Russia and Nigeria have signed an agreement to cooperate on seed production and crop breeding, the two sides confirmed on Wednesday during the 27th Golden Autumn Agro-Industrial Exhibition currently being held in Moscow. The MoU was signed at the West African collective stand, which featured representatives from Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, and Togo. Vyacheslav

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Tatarstan Looking To Attract More Indian Investment As Indian Consulate Plans to Open In Kazan

India, Investment, Russia, Trade

The Russian Tatarstan Republic Regional Governor, Rustam Minnikhanov, has said that Tatarstan is eager to expand economic cooperation with India and could serve as a “gateway” for the South Asian nation to enter the local market. He was speaking at the TIME (Tatarstan-India Mutual Efficiency) Business Forum in the region’s capital, Kazan. Minnikhanov said that

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EAEU Iran

EAEU+ Creating Transport Shortcuts To Challenge Western Routes: Iran

Infrastructure, Investment, Logistics & Transport, Middle East, Trade

The Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) is helping shape a multipolar world and counter Western hegemonic tendencies, according to Mohammad Atabak, the Iranian Minister of Industry, Mines and Trade has said. He was speaking about the trade expansion between Tehran and the EAEU member states since an Iran-EAEU Free Trade Agreement was signed in May. The

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Iraq

Lukoil To Expand Development of Iraq’s Eridu Oil Field

Energy, Investment, Middle East

Iraq’s Deputy Prime Minister for Energy, Hayyan Abdul Ghani al-Sawad has discussed the progress of the project at Block 10, where the Eridu oil field is located, with delegations from Russia’s Lukoil and Japan’s Inpex. The Lukoil delegation was represented by the company’s vice president for the Middle East, Ivan Romanovsky, the general manager of

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NPCS

Russia Considering Second National Payments System

Economy, Finance, Infrastructure, Russia, Trade

Russia’s Alfa-Bank is discussing the idea of creating a second payment system in Russia with market participants, with the Central Bank of Russia ready to support an alternative if the banks agree. Alfa-Bank Chief Managing Director Vladimir Verkhoshinsky has stated “The idea is out there, and you’ve shown some preliminary support for it: creating a

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INSTC5

International North South Transportation Corridor To Extend South To East Africa

Africa, Infrastructure, Logistics & Transport, Middle East, Trade

Further development of the International North South Transportation Corridor (INSTC) will make it possible to establish logistical ties not merely among Eurasian nations but also with East Africa, according to Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. He was speaking at the 3rd Astrakhan International Forum which this year is themed “The North South International Transport Corridor

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