Latest updates, insights, and analysis.
Our deep-dive analysis into the results of SPIEF 2026 – the signed agreements, investment deals, Russian corporate finance, multilateralism and agreed projects, including China, India, ASEAN, Middle East, African and LatAm investment plans.
Pakistan’s influence and strategic potential as a gateway to Southern Eurasia and South Asia for Russia is rapidly developing. Bilateral trade tripled last year, while major infrastructure developments are poised to take place in transport and energy. We provide a detailed overview of an often neglected area of Russia’s reach deep into Asia.
Russia’s Rosatom Renewables has placed a tender for wind power evaluations for energy projects in all the CIS countries, including Russia, as well as Georgia and Vietnam. The combined resources will provide 300 million MW to Eurasia’s energy requirements.
India is looking to import more coking coal and nickel from Russia to super-charge its steel production in order to boost the output of electric vehicles in the country. India plans to increase 2-3 wheeler EV use to 80% from the current 9% by 2030.
The BRICS New Development Bank is considering the financing of various infrastructure projects in Uzbekistan, which became the NDB’s tenth full member on June 6th.
India has proposed collaborating with Russia in the Quantum computing area to help it meet its National Quantum Mission goals. Russia already collaborates with China in this area, with all three players set to become global leaders.
The Bangladesh and Russian Foreign Ministers have been meeting in Moscow. We provide an extensive analysis of what was discussed, including full trade details and likely bilateral developments.
Chinese investors and Russian Railways are developing a logistics container terminal in the Altai Republic in southern Siberia in further development of Russia-China trade corridors.
China’s President Xi Jinping has made a rare trip to Pyongyang to meet with Kim Jong-Un. We explore the geopolitical background and detail what this means as regards both countries – and Russia.
Russia, Azerbaijan and Iran have agreed on digitalising their road freight transport connectivity, in moves that make cross-border transits more efficient and are likely to lead to driverless drone trucks being utilised for trilateral road freight journeys in the near future.
Despite and probably due to the war in southern Iran, its Caspian Sea connectivity through the INSTC network has boomed with increases of 68% in volumes during the first four months of 2026. A new Caspian sea vessel has been deployed while both Russian and Iranian exports along the route have significantly expanded.
Russia is shortly to agree reciprocal visa-free travel with nationals of Indonesia, Malaysia and Kuwait in a major boost to the tourism sectors to all these countries and Russian nationals.
Русский
