... China can reach a strategic breakthrough in the overall bilateral relationship, which looks unlikely to happen anytime soon.
This divergence of views explains why Russia and India have such different attitudes to the concept of the Indo-Pacific. In Moscow, they often look at this concept as a US-designed strategic framework aimed at insulating China in the region and at turning nations of the Indian and Pacific Oceans coastline into obedient vassals of Washington. Moreover, Russian decision-makers often argue that one of the strategic goals of the concept is to marginalize Moscow in or even ...
... communicative practice. On the one hand, communication is a favourable tool for strengthening partnerships with the Chinese. Chinese culture, including diplomatic culture, pays more attention to words and images than, for example, American culture. China’s foreign policy discourse is filled with elegant formulations that can be perceived as signals of Beijing’s non-confrontational intentions. China characterizes its dialogue with Russia as interaction between great powers of a “new type”, “relations of comprehensive ...
... Xueqian Normal University as we as with the China University of Petroleum. The forum happened on the sidelines of the Chinese presidency in the SCO in late 2024 – early 2025.
Two conference days saw numerous discussion about possible venues of the SCO development among experts from China, Russia, Kazakhstan, Belarus, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Armenia, Qatar etc. Many presentations focused on the need to establish systemic foundations of the SCO development, given its expanded membership and world order transformation. The experts ...
... Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC), Synergia Foundation (Bangalore, India) and the Grandview Institution (Beijing, China) organised an online seminar ‘Shanghai Cooperation Organisation in the New World Order. Scenarios of Evolution’. The ... ... of Russian, Indian and Chinese think tanks.
Russian, Indian and Chinese experts discussed the current interaction between Moscow, New Delhi and Beijing on the basis the SCO; the possibilities to apply the Organisation's experience while interacting with ...
... Russia–Pakistan trade.
The future of Russia-Pakistan relations
As global power dynamics continue to shift, Russia and Pakistan have a unique opportunity to redefine their relations. The Ukraine crisis, the Israeli–Palestinian conflict and tensions in the South China Sea have underscored the need for new alliances and partnerships that prioritize regional stability and economic growth. With China as a common ally, Russia and Pakistan can work together to navigate these challenges and seize opportunities for cooperation.
The true ...
... only states, but also international organizations, non-governmental organizations, civil society and other stakeholders. But most importantly, cooperative security is rooted in the principle of indivisibility [
7
].
Alexandra Perminova:
The Role of the SCO in Ensuring Water and Energy Security in Central Asia: Opportunities for Russia – China Cooperation
The Shanghai Cooperation Organization can serve as a good example of how cooperative security could be implemented [
8
]. This multilateral
organization
, whose decision-making requires consensus, addresses a vast array of threats, ...
... contributed to this growth more than any other extra-regional player, diversifying their trade and economic ties with Central Asian countries, demonstrating an interest in strengthening their “sustainable security.” At the same time, the fact Russia, China, and most of the countries in the region are members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization allows the SCO to be viewed as a platform for conducting multilateral dialogue on the issue.
The first step towards developing the appropriate support measures for Central Asian countries is to decide on the main areas for ensuring “sustainable security.” Concepts ...
... yet, the member states have not developed a common position on the anti-sanctions strategy, despite the fact that trade turnover between Russia and the SCO member states
is growing
.
Andrey Kortunov:
RIC Trilateral Cooperation Needs Enhancement
For China, the SCO plays the role of a security guarantor of China’s ambitious Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), providing strategic support for infrastructure and logistics projects along the route. Undoubtedly, the SCO is also important for China in the context of ...
... of the most important motivations behind the planned trip.
Andrey Kortunov:
More Advanced Collaboration Expected in 2024 China-Russia Ties
First,
courtesy
. In March of 2023, after he had been reelected as 7
th
Chairman of the People's Republic of China, XI Jinping chose Moscow as his first foreign destination. This decision was duly appreciated by everyone in Russia, including even those who do not follow international affairs. Vladimir Putin was reelected as 3
rd
President of the Russian Federation in March of this year ...
... development institutions.
Not all the disintegration trends are linked to the Russian - Ukrainian confrontation or even to US-China standoff. Some of the clear indicators of mounting problems became visible long before these unfortunate developments took ... ... withdrawal already in 2018, and in 2019 Washington also withdrew from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF) with Moscow. An unprecedented migration crisis hit Europe in 2015. The infamous British vote on Brexit took place in 2016. An increased ...
