BRICS Foreign Ministers meet via video conferencing
By IAR Desk The Ministers of Foreign Affairs /International Relations of the BRICS group of
Russia
Russia lauds India’s help in wake of Covid-19 pandemic
Maria Zakharova called New Delhi’s support to Russia in the wake of Covid-19 pandemic a “visible confirmation of the friendly ties as well as of the special and privileged strategic partnership between our countries”.
Global military expenditure sees largest annual increase in a decade; China, India feature among top 5 spenders
The five largest spenders in 2019, which accounted for 62 per cent of expenditure, were the United States, China,
India, Russia and Saudi Arabia.
Modi-Putin telecon on Covid-19
Both India and Russia have seen a spike in the number of Covid-19 positive cases
Jammu and Kashmir situation internal matter of India: Russian envoy
His remarks come days after a senior US official said the Trump administration does not want to degrade India’s defence capabilities.
Russia, China, Iran conduct naval drills in Indian Ocean
By Reuters Iran, China, and Russia began joint naval drills on Friday in the Indian
14th round of Astana format talks on Syria concluded with commitment to Syria’s territorial integrity
Iran, Russia, and Turkey categorically rejecting “self-rule initiatives, under the pretext of combating terrorism: and also expressly rejected any separatist agenda, which not only undermined Syria’s territorial integrity and security, but also threatened “the national security of neighboring countries”.
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OPEC announces further supply cuts
This means a 500,000 barrels a day decrease from world markets from January 2020, in additon to the existing 1.2 million bpd cut arrived in October 2018.
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Syria the Survivor
By Aditi Bhaduri Syria the Survivor – the name aptly fits in, after almost a
India, Russia going ahead with supply of S-400 missiles system
The S-400 is the most advanced long-range air defense missile system, designed to destroy aircraft, cruise and ballistic missiles, including medium-range missiles, as well as ground installations.
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