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China-Russia axis solidifying against the West

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

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Indeed, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi made one of the most emphatic statements of support for Russia during a phone call with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. According to a Chinese report, Wang stated: “China will firmly support the Russian side, with the leadership of President Putin, to unify Russian people to overcome difficulties and interruptions, to realize the strategic goal of development, and to further reinforce the status of Russia as a major power.”

Russia is India's most dependable ally since country's independence in 1947: ORF survey

Published on: November 02, 2022

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India-Russia relations: A recent survey conducted by the New Delhi-based think tank Observer Research Foundation (ORF) reveals that Russia is India's most dependable partner since the country's independence in 1947. As per the survey, at least 43% of the respondents pitched for Moscow followed by 27% mentioning the United States.

A sample of 5000 urban youth was included in the nationwide survey, which was carried out across 19 cities in India. During the survey, young Indians responded to a variety of questions and gave the nation's foreign policy a favourable rating.

"The respondents named Russia as India's most reliable partner since Independence (43 per cent); the United States followed with 27 per cent," said the ORF Foreign Policy Survey 2022: India @75 and the World, authored by Harsh V Pant, Premesha Saha and others, as per ANI.

Russia, Iran start oil-product swap as ties deepen under sanctions

November 01, 2022

Russia started swapping oil products with Iran, Interfax reported, the latest sign of deepening ties between the two sanctioned countries pushed closer by Russia’s war in Ukraine.

The range of swapped products will be expanded, Interfax cited Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak as saying, without giving further details, after a meeting with Iranian Oil Minister Javad Owji in Grozny.

The talks also covered potential Russian participation to increase Iranian oil production, the development of ports in the Mediterranean and Caspian Seas and an international north-south freight corridor connecting Russia to India via Iran, according to reports by Interfax and Tass.