​Russian President Vladimir Putin is poised to visit India in the near future, marking his first trip to the South Asian nation since December 2021. According to a report by TASS, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov confirmed the upcoming visit while speaking at a Russia International Affairs Council(RIAC) forum. However, neither the Kremlin nor the Russian Foreign Ministry – including Lavrov – has announced any specific dates.

No longer just an ‘alternative route’ on a drawing board, the International North South Transportation Corridor (INSTC) is paying dividends in a time of global crisis. And Moscow, Tehran and New Delhi are now leading players in the Eurasian competition for transportation routes.

China at some point may dump its Pakistan investment and emphasize India ties, upending strategic calculations

New Delhi will continue to resist falling in line with Washington, potentially thwarting American strategies of neo-primacy.

The world’s biggest energy exporter—and home to billions of trees—is coming under international pressure over emissions ahead of United Nations climate change talks later this year. By Dina Khrennikova, Laura Millan Lombrana, and Ilya Arkhipov via Much of Russia’s Far […]