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Modi’s Visit Reaffirms the West’s Failure to Isolate Putin
By Mohamed Zeeshan
Wary of Western hegemony, Modi and Putin discussed multiple ways to bypass Western sanctions, including a bilateral payment system.
Widening Inequality Between Russia and China on Display at SCO Summit
By Alexander Piechowski
The Astana SCO Summit was Russia’s first as a junior partner to China.
Putin Hosts India’s Modi to Deepen Ties, but Ukraine Looms Over Their Relationship
By Emma Burrows and Krutika Pathi
India has avoided condemning Russia while emphasizing the need for a peaceful settlement to the conflict.
The Russia-North Korea Military Alliance: Reducing Its Negative Fallout
By Jongsoo Lee
Moscow needs to assure Seoul that it will not let its relations with South Korea deteriorate unduly.
Central Asia’s Post-Ukraine Future
By Ahmad Tariq Noorzadeh
Maintaining a balancing act between Russia, China and the West will only become more difficult for Central Asia.
Why the Sino-Russian Partnership is a Nightmare for NATO
By Davide Borsani
The Sino-Russian strategic relationship partly led to NATO's creation, but Western leaders should avoid conflating ideological issues with strategic problems.
The Fallout of Russia’s Veto and Putin’s North Korea Visit
By Austin Wyatt
The impact of the fall of the UN Panel of Experts and how Australia should respond to Russia’s increasing closeness to North Korea.
What Did Chinese Analysts Think of the Kim-Putin Summit in Pyongyang?
By Hemant Adlakha
Commentators in China have very different takeaways from the Kim-Putin embrace in Pyongyang than their counterparts in the U.S.
Why Modi Made Russia the Destination of the First Bilateral Visit of His Third Term?
By Elizabeth Roche
The likely return of Trump as U.S. president is expected to reduce American support for Ukraine. Modi could be eyeing a peacemaker’s role in that conflict.
What the North Korea-Russia Rapprochement Means for Mongolia’s Transit and Transport Network
By Sumiya Chuluunbaatar and Khurelbaatar G
China, Russia, and North Korea have strengthened cooperation, which may solve the dilemmas of the Tumen River corridor and provide historical opportunities for Mongolia to access new seaports.
SCO Set Grow in Astana With Addition of Belarus
By Catherine Putz
The SCO Summit will add Belarus to the roster. Xi and Putin are attending, but Modi is skipping.
The China-Russia ‘Axis’ Is Overhyped
By Rahul Mishra and Yanitha Meena Louis
Both Indo-Pacific and BRICS+ dynamics deter such a possibility.