The global use of credit rating agencies has come under criticism in the past, often with allegations of political bias. The United States, for example, was always held up as a shining beacon of creditworthiness and a guaranteed AAA rating, as were the economies of the European Union and the United Kingdom. As recently as […]
The Russian President, Vladimir Putin, has conducted his annual Q&A session at the Valdai Club, which was themed this year as “The Polycentric World: Instructions for Use.” In it, Putin touches on numerous academic issues to explain the changes global society is going through, why this is happening and the potential for reform and global
A large Russian business delegation to India has been attended by more than 30 Russian companies exporting agricultural products as well as representatives of more than 40 Indian companies, industry associations, and government authorities. The mission was organized by Agroexport and the Russian Agriculture Ministry as part of the World Food India 2025 exhibition. India,
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The Russian Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov, has met with Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, the Indian Minister of External Affairs, on the sidelines of the 80th Session of the UN General Assembly in New York. They discussed pivotal issues concerning bilateral collaboration, including preparations for the forthcoming Russia–India summit, to be held at this year’s end. They also
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India has exported record amounts of Indian meats to Russia, with exports 2.6x higher than last year. From January-July 2025, Russian meat purchases from India reached US$62.8 million. The Russian market is now one of the top five global importers of Indian meat. This is due to a huge increase in Indian buffalo meat exports
Russia became one of the top five exporters of agricultural products to the Indian market for the first time during 2024, according to Russia’s Agroexport. They mentioned the statistic in a report which it has prepared ahead of a business trip to India for Russian exporters on September 25-28. Agroexport said that Russia retained a
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Update: September 11The European Union has rejected US President Donald Trump’s request to impose high tariffs on some goods from China and India, arguing that the bloc does not use tariffs as a sanctions tool. As we mention in this article, this decision will also carry implications for the EU as concerns its relations with
The BRICS nations convened an emergency virtual summit yesterday (September 8), hosted by Brazilian President Lula da Silva, to discuss the situation concerning the United States imposition of trade tariffs on multiple countries including BRICS members. The meeting lasted about 90 minutes. All ten full BRICS members were present, represented by Brazilian President Lula Da
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Plucky little Laos, in southeast Asia, has just become the latest country to ignore US import tariffs, by stating that it will redirect its US exports to other markets. Laos has been hit with a 40% import duty on its products. What is surprising about this move is that Laos is a relatively small country,
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The United States Secretary of Commerce, Howard Lutnick, has made some rather extraordinary demands of India when it comes to assessing their trade position with the US. With India now subjected to 50% tariffs on its exported goods to the American market, Lutnick claimed that ‘the customer is always right’ and that India should stop
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