While the Russia-Ukraine conflict unfolds with all the stakeholders following their respective scripts, the stance of a major country, India, has caught the attention of many globally, especially the Chinese public.
This time, India chose not to stand alongside the US — its perceived ally in other instances in global affairs. The Indian government has, so far, refrained from taking clear sides, choosing not to join the West’s chorus of …

Военная операция на Украине и связанная с ней тотальная экономическая блокада России со стороны Запада – крупнейшее потрясение в мировой политике как минимум со времён окончания холодной войны. Результатом станет полное переформатирование внешнеэкономических связей России и российской экономической модели, а также увязание России и США в затяжной военно-политической конфронтации в Восточной Европе.

TOKYO — Twelve years after leaving an oil field project in southwestern Iran under pressure from Washington, Japan finds itself in a familiar position, this time over an energy project in Russia’s Far East.
With 26 billion barrels, Iran’s Azadegan oil field had one of the world’s largest reserves. The government-funded Japan Oil Development Co. (now INPEX) acquired a 75% stake in the project in 2004, eager to develop an oil field that Japan had strong control over.

India and sanctions-hit Russia are exploring the possibility of using China’s yuan as a reference currency to value the rupee-ruble trade mechanism, two Indian government officials aware of the development said.
NEW DELHI : India and sanctions-hit Russia are exploring the possibility of using China’s yuan as a reference currency to value the rupee-ruble trade mechanism, two Indian government officials aware of the development said.
The two countries may also look at a floating …