Russia's Pivot to Asia

Direct Russia-Pakistan Rail Services As Part Of INSTC Network

Asia, Infrastructure, Logistics & Transport, Trade

Russia and Pakistan are set to be linked by a new freight train line as bilateral talks expand, Islamabad’s Energy Minister Awais Ahmed Khan Leghari has stated in an interview, saying that  “It is planned to launch the first train along the North-South logistics route to transport products from Russia to Pakistan as early as […]

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Tucker Carlson – Sergey Lavrov Interview: Content & Analysis

Security

The American journalist Tucker Carlson has interviewed the Russian Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov in Moscow. We provide the text and analysis to the responses, which cover wide ranging areas such as the Ukraine conflict, Hypersonic weapons, US-Russia discussion channels, Alexander Navalny, Asset freezing, Sanctions, NATO, China, Syria, Israel, Donald Trump, the prospect of Nuclear war

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Putin’s Annual “Russia Calling” Speech: The Russian Economy In 2024 – Analysis

Economy, Finance, Infrastructure, Investment, Trade

A decade-long Russian economic bull run is now underway The Russian President, Vladimir Putin, has taken part in the annual “Russia Calling!” event, which includes an annual address by the President as well as a public Q&A session. Here we analyse what Putin had to say, in a speech that almost exclusively focused on the

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Direct Russia-Pakistan Air Services Being Discussed

Asia, Infrastructure, Logistics & Transport, Trade

Russia and Pakistan are discussing a regular air service between the two countries, and intend to increase the frequency of flights and broaden their geographic reach, according to Sergey Zverev, the Russian Deputy Minister of Transport. That will introduce a direct air service between Moscow and Islamabad. The statement was made after the Russia-Pakistan intergovernmental

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Indonesia

Major Russian IT Developer Opening In Indonesia

BRICS, Eurasian Economic Union, Exports, Investment, Trade

Russia’s Softline, a prominent, Moscow based, publicly traded IT developer, is opening a new office in Indonesia to promote its products and services, in addition to providing vendor solutions. It sees its expert knowledge as a good match for the development potential in Indonesia, a BRICS partner nation. Indonesia is also shortly to sign a

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Russia To Increase Involvement and Invest In Pakistan’s Oil Industry

Asia, Energy, Exports, Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, Trade

Russia’s Energy Minister Sergey Tsivilyov, has stated that Russia is exploring participation in the upgrade of oil refineries in Pakistan. He was speaking after the meeting of the intergovernmental commission on trade and economic cooperation of Russia and Pakistan, and said that “In the energy sphere, we are already supplying oil to Pakistan. We also

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South Koreans Protest Against Presidential Imposed Martial Law Against North Korea

Asia, Security

Implications for EU politicians sanctioning and demonizing Russia South Korea has been unexpectedly plunged into political turmoil, with the military called out to intervene after its President, Yoon Suk Yeol, issued a national order declaring martial law in the country. Yoon had blamed North Korean infiltrators for creating a state of emergency. In reality, martial

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Russia Discusses Syria Conflict With Iran: Other Vested Interests

Middle East, Security, Shanghai Cooperation Organisation

Russia’s pivot to Asia has taken on a new security dimension with the escalation of violence in Syria, where the government has come under attack from the Jabhat al-Nusra extremist group, its allies, and carried out a major attack on Aleppo and other settlements in northern Syria that were under the protection of the Syrian

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Russian, Chinese Rating Agencies Replacing Western Agencies In Eurasia

BRICS, China, Finance, Regulatory

Russian and Chinese credit rating agencies are replacing Western ratings agencies as demand for financial intelligence increases throughout Asia. Companies such as Moodys, S&P, and Fitch all exited the Russian market in 2022, when sanctions were imposed. Their work in Asia, and China has also been historically erratic, with a lack of local connections and

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