Russia,
China sign deal to bypass US Dollar
In a
symbolic blow to U.S. global financial hegemony, Russia and China took a small
step toward undercutting the domination of the U.S. dollar as the international
reserve currency on Tuesday when Russia’s second biggest financial institution,
VTB, signed a deal with the Bank of China to pay each other in domestic
currencies.
Impact Analysis: Russia-China gas deal
Russia’s gas supply agreement with China represents a shift
away from its traditional European markets, towards Asia. The deal also
presents a blue print that India can follow to secure its own energy supplies.
By drawing Russia into the LNG business, India can also help bring down natural
gas prices.
Gateway House
Narendra Modi au pouvoir en Inde. Que fera l'Europe?
Le succès électoral - certains disent le triomphe - du parti
nationaliste hindou le Bharatiya Janata Party aux dernières élections générales
en Inde doit-il être considéré comme annonçant une radicalisation « à droite »
du sous-continent indien.
Europe Solidaire
Xi and Putin must focus on stability, not opposing West
China and Russia are moving closer. The co-operation and
support vowed by presidents Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin during talks in
Shanghai this week, strengthened by a landmark US$400 billion natural gas deal,
were as much agreements to work together as to put on a united front against
perceived Western aggression.
Toward the “Estates General” of the Euroland, by Harald
Greib
Franck Biancheri, former director of studies and research at
LEAP, used to say that “the national parties don’t understand anything about
Europe”. His assessment was confirmed in a most impressive way on April 23rd
during a TV broadcast on France-Inter radio channel.
Renault inks battery deal with South Korea's LG Chem
French auto giant Renault has signed an agreement with South
Korean chemical firm LG Chem to jointly develop batteries for its electric
cars, company officials said Wednesday.
Economic Times
La France et le Brésil progressent dans leur coopération
économique
La France et le Brésil ont progressé mardi vers une
meilleure coopération en matière d’innovation industrielle afin d’intensifier
leurs échanges commerciaux et technologiques, mais les entreprises françaises
se heurtent encore à des écueils réglementaires et culturels brésiliens.
The Modi agenda: Gateway House views
A decisive, corruption-free, and pro-industry government –
that is what over 1.25 billion Indians are hoping for from the Narendra
Modi-led National Democratic Alliance which will lead India for the next five
years. Gateway House experts outline the key foreign policy priorities for the
new government...
Multipolarity, Financial Statecraft, and the Liberal World
Order
Since financial power is more dispersed today than at any
time since 1945, will states continue to use it for their own ends or will they
accept its increased regulation at the global level? According to Saori Katada
and Leslie Armijo, an “uneasy truce” will prevail between these options.
Poutine va discuter en Chine un «nouvel ordre mondial»
En plein bras de fer avec l'Occident, le président russe
Vladimir Poutine entame le 20 mai deux jours de visite en Chine. Éclairage d'un
universitaire chinois, spécialiste des relations sino-russes sur le
rapprochement entre les deux pays.
Brazil’s Fortaleza to Host Next BRICS Summit on July 15
The sixth summit of the BRICS five major emerging economies
– Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa – is due to be held in
northeastern Brazil’s Fortaleza on July 15, the Russian Foreign Ministry said Wednesday.
South Africa to grant Indians business visas in four days
South Africa will grant visas to Indian businessmen wishing
to explore prospects in the country within four days of submitting an
application, its envoy here said Thursday.
The Geopolitical Earthquakes Reshaping Eurasia’s Economy
The BRICS countries are creating a new global architecture
that challenges the exceptionalist, unipolar world that Washington imagines for
our future.
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