Нельзя оставлять Китай в одиночку противостоять Соединённым Штатам, наращивающим усилия по укреплению своей геополитической коалиции. Но симметричный ответ – в виде создания «китайской коалиции» тоже не годится. Необходима третья «точка опоры», которая может вырасти в результате модернизации БРИКС.

As President Vladimir Putin is set to visit India for a bilateral summit with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, it is important for both countries to have a frank dialogue on foreign policy priorities, share concerns and clear misunderstandings, writes Andrey Kortunov, Director General of the Russian International Affairs Council.

Comprising a record 99 paragraphs and entitled India-Russia Partnership for Peace, Progress and Prosperity, the astutely-crafted document mirrors all aspects of the ‘time-tested’ relationship and its reality, range, diversity and ambition.

The regional BRICS+ format is the only feasible platform for economic integration alliances to be finally launched among the BRICS countries after an extended period of limited economic advances in the sphere of common economic integration.