Development Finance with Chinese Characteristics? GENEVA – After a late flurry of additions to the founding membership of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, attention now turns to setting the China-led AIIB’s rules and regulations. 05.06.2015
Reliance Infrastructure seeks Russian partner to make submarines, ships at Pipavav Defence KOLKATA: Anil Ambani-led Reliance Infrastructure, which recently acquired an 18 per cent stake in Pipavav Defence & Offshore Engineering, is scouting for an international joint venture-cum-technology partner in Russia to locally manufacture nuclear-powered submarines and stealth warships at Pipavav in Gujarat. 03.06.2015
China warns U.S. surveillance plane Above the South China Sea (CNN)The Chinese navy issued warnings eight times as a U. 30.05.2015
Isis claims it could buy its first nuclear weapon from Pakistan within a year Isis has used the latest issue of its propaganda magazine Dabiq to suggest the group is expanding so rapidly it could buy its first nuclear weapon within a year. 26.05.2015
Rosneft Takes Control of PetroRio Oil Venture in Brazil’s Amazon OAO Rosneft, Russia’s largest oil producer, has taken control of an exploration venture in the Brazilian Amazon, Chief Executive Officer Igor Sechin said. 20.05.2015
Vladimir Putin’s Budding Bromance With China’s Xi Jinping Last week, Russian President Vladimir Putin threw a party and almost nobody came. 18.05.2015
Russia seeks extradition of alleged Nazi war criminal living in Quebec Russian authorities are asking Canada to extradite an alleged war criminal of Ukrainian ancestry who’s lived here for more than 60 years, a request that appears designed to embarrass Ottawa while relations with Moscow remain frosty over President Vladimir Putin’s aggression in Ukraine. 12.05.2015
China and Russia: just diplomatic friends with military benefits The two countries are not about to make their bilateral relationship a formal alliance, analysts say. 11.05.2015
Afghan Taliban begin annual ‘Spring Offensive’ The Afghan Taliban announced on Wednesday they will begin their annual “Spring Offensive” on April 24, vowing attacks at a time when U. 04.05.2015
Chinese island-building in South China Sea 'may undermine peace', says Asean Regional leaders express concerns about Beijing’s land reclamation efforts in waters which are claimed in part by four other nations. 28.04.2015
Russia Rolls Out a New Infantry Fighting Vehicle — Its First Since the Cold War Parade rehearsal shows the Kremlin’s new armored designs. 27.04.2015
Thousands dead, few prosecuted ("The Washington Post") Among the thousands of fatal shootings at the hands of police since 2005, only 54 officers have been charged, a Post analysis found. 20.04.2015
International Day of Human Space Flight, Cosmonautics Day in Russia Russia celebrates Cosmonautics Day every April 12. 13.04.2015
Russian Sukhoi PAK FA T-50 fighter jet The Sukhoi PAK FA is a multirole stealth fighter aircraft being developed by Sukhoi of Russia. 13.04.2015
Re-opening the Investigation: CIA Black Sites, “Rendition” and Washington’s Allies They certainly sought to please in those initial dark days when a position at the NATO table was at stake. 12.04.2015
Putin's Economic Team Plays Houdini Last week, the Russian central bank's currency reserves increased for the first time since last July, showing that the economy may have moved past the panic caused by last year's oil price slump. 05.04.2015
Sorry, Obama: The Arab World No Longer Needs America Saudi Arabia's attack on Yemen demonstrates Arab autonomy. 05.04.2015
