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Rail Partnerships
Featured August 12, 2026

Russia’s Growing Railway Partnerships With Asia And The Global South: A Strategic, Geopolitical and Financial Analysis

Russia has been developing a massive international railway strategy that includes multiple industrial development sectors and infrastructure across Central Asia, the Middle East, India, China, and deep into Southeast Asia on a scale little recognised. We deep dive the expansion of Russia’s railway development, how it is managing this, and the potential new routes that could become available.

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Bangladesh Trade Settlements
August 1, 2026

Russia Proposes Payment For Bangladesh Trade Settlements In Indian Rupees

Bangladesh runs a substantial Rupee trade deficit with India, but doesn’t trade such huge amounts with Russia. Consequently, to get around the Bangladesh-Russia trade imbalance and mitigate against threatened US sanctions on Dhaka, the two sides are discussing the use of Indian Rupees rather than the Bangladesh Taka to settle their mutual trade volumes of about US$2 billion per annum.

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Pakistan Relations Trade
July 29, 2026

Russia, Pakistan Bilateral Relations & Trade: July 2026 Update

Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has met with Mohammad Ishaq Dar, the Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Pakistan. We discuss the latest developments in infrastructure and trade, including Pakistan wanting to join the INSTC, develop the energy industry, and negotiate a trade deal with the Eurasian Economic Union.

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ASEAN Meetings
July 26, 2026

Russia’s Three Day ASEAN & Global South Meetings In Manila: Key Takeaways & Analysis

The Russian Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov, has held three days of meetings in Manila with all the ASEAN countries, in addition to meetings with India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Egypt, Brazil and the United States. These took place under the Russia-ASEAN Summit, the ASEAN Regional Forum and the East Asia Summit. We provide detailed analysis of each of these discussions as well as examine the geopolitical and trade dynamics.

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North Korea Visit
July 22, 2026

North Korean FM Choe’s Moscow Visit: A Deep Dive into Russia-North Korea’s Strategic Partnership, Trade, Connectivity and Economic Integration

We deep-dive the Russia-North Korea economic partnership and its developments following Madame Choe Son Hui’s visit to Moscow. Bilateral trade and economic integration are rapidly advancing with bilateral trade possibly already close to US$60 billion and significant infrastructure development taking place. We examine the underlying reasons for this unprecedented boom.

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