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Featured January 29, 2026

India’s Hindustan Aeronautics Announces Joint Venture With Russia’s UAC To Produce Sukhoi Superjets

India’s state-backed Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has entered into a joint venture with Russia’s PJSC United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) to manufacture Sukhoi SJ-100 superjets. The SJ-100 is a twin-engine, narrow-body Russian regional passenger aircraft already in commercial service, with more than 200 units operating across 16 airlines worldwide. Under the arrangement, HAL will have the […]

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Featured January 29, 2026

Russia’s UAC Sells Six Ilyushin Il-114-300 Turbojets To India’s Flamingo Aerospace

Russian aviation giant United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) has signed a deal to supply six Ilyushin Il-114-300 aircraft to India’s Flamingo Aerospace during the Wings India 2026 International Aviation Exhibition at the southern Indian city of Hyderabad on Wednesday (January 28). UAC stated that “The cooperation program is aimed at meeting India’s growing regional aviation needs. […]

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January 27, 2026

Russian and Indian Cooperation In The Arctic & Antarctic Regions

A working meeting between Russian and Indian representatives of the Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute, (AARI) together with Indian Foreign Minister Aquino Vimal, has taken place in St. Petersburg, during which both parties discussed the development of Russian-Indian scientific cooperation in the Arctic and polar regions. The AARI stated that “the meeting is a continuation […]

January 25, 2026

What Did Davos 2026 Actually Achieve?

This past week, the small Swiss resort of Davos yet again became the temporary capital of a self-appointed global elite. Under the banner of the World Economic Forum (WEF), political leaders, multinational CEOs, financial institutions, and technology giants gathered behind closed doors to discuss the global economic prosperity. Nearly 65 heads of state and government […]

January 23, 2026

Russia’s Differing Strategic Trade Goals With Foreign Trade, China & India

The goals of Russia’s trade and economic partnerships differ depending on the country; for example, with China it is increasing non-resource, non-energy exports, and with India it is balancing trade, according to government materials for a strategic session on the development of foreign economic activity. Documents state that “the central element of Russia’s foreign economic […]

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January 9, 2026

Trump’s 500% Tariffs Against India, China and Brazil, and the Venezuela Oil Issue: Analysis

U.S. President Donald Trump has renewed his threat of imposing punitive tariffs of up to 500% on countries such as India, China, and Brazil that continue to import Russian crude oil. While the announcement has generated immediate political noise, it has thus far resulted in limited economic shockwaves. Trump’s decision to “greenlight” legislation threatening 500% […]

January 9, 2026

Russia’s Pivot To Asia – 2025 Website Coverage & Results

Russia’s Pivot To Asia now enters its third full year of operations and has over the past months and years developed into a primary source of non-partisan, data-based commentary about what we see as the largest geopolitical shift in Eurasia for 800 years – Russia’s Pivot to Asia and the Global South. A question often […]

January 7, 2026

India & Russia Coordinate Logistics To Boost Trade To US$100 Billion

At the Indian-Russian trade forum held last month, key agreements were signed to develop bilateral trade, with attention being paid to mutual transport links and infrastructure. Key projects include enhancements along the North-South and East Maritime Corridors, as well as the Vladivostok-Chennai route. Both countries are seeking to boost their bilateral trade to US$100 billion […]

January 6, 2026

The Emergence Of The Bipolar World

The unprovoked United States attacks on Venezuela – in which 40 Venezuelans are estimated to have died in the kidnapping and removal to the United States of the Venezuelan president—have been followed through with what appears could now be a civil war breaking out in the country. Meanwhile, US President Trump has issued ‘warnings’ to […]

January 6, 2026

Shanghai Cooperation Organisation To Overtake G7 GDP By 2030

As the United States has aptly demonstrated, the global world order is changing and is in the process of being remade into new alliances—both in terms of political and military pressure, with the latter now being utilised to enforce the former. Yet the current position Washington is taking—with assets close to its own territory as […]

December 30, 2025

Russia’s FESCO Sends Supplies To India’s Antarctic Polar Base

Russia’s FESCO transportation group is demonstrating its long voyage polar capabilities with the Vasily Golovnin diesel-electric ship undertaking its latest voyage to Antarctica to supply the Indian Antarctic stations Bharati and Maitri, delivering fuel, food, and specialized equipment. FESCO has a contract with the Indian side to maintain deliveries and confirms the company’s role as […]