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A recent international summit provided John Shipton with a platform to discuss the state of the world’s leading nations and the downfall of the USA. Dr John Jiggens writes. THE RECENT BRICS summit in Kazan summed up the results of the Russian presidency of the organisation in 2024. John Shipton, an Australian activist and the […]
In just one week, two encounters in different parts of the world showed the balance Indonesia is trying to strike between its strategic and economic interests. Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto will perform that balancing act again later this month when he visits Beijing on a multistop trip to raise Jakarta’s international standing. Observers say there […]
On the eve of the 16th Brics summit, China and India announced an agreement on border patrol arrangements, allowing both sides to disengage after a high-profile 2020 skirmish between troops from India-controlled eastern Ladakh and China-controlled Aksai Chin. This was an important step towards bringing China-India relations back on the track of stable development, and […]
India and China have agreed to ease border restrictions with resumed patrols, a move experts say is driven as much by economic imperatives as by security concerns, with both nations looking to bolster trade ties. The Indian government announced on Monday that the two nations would restart patrols in the contested region, where tensions have […]
While there are growing concerns among the Brics bloc of emerging economies over the scope of financial sanctions from the United States, few countries in the grouping seem ready to ditch the US dollar despite Russian President Vladimir Putin’s recent efforts to encourage an alternative system of payment among members. Following an expanded summit for […]
China and India should manage their differences properly, Chinese President Xi Jinping told Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday, in their first face-to-face meeting since the bilateral relationship was badly strained by a deadly border clash four years ago. “It is important for both sides to have more communication and cooperation, properly handle differences […]