China’s View of South Asia and the Indian Ocean

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US-China rivalry looms off Russia’s Far East borders

What is at stake for Russia as U.S.-Chinese tensions continue to rise in the Pacific?

Source: Russia Beyond the Headlines - http://rbth.com/opinion/2013/03/10/u...ers_23685.html)

In the jockeying for the Pacific Rim, the shadow of Russia cannot be overlooked.

However, this makes interesting reading.

Russia, which harbors plans to exploit the economic potential of Siberia and its Far East in close cooperation with its Asian neighbors, has something to mull over — in particular, the fact that any escalation between the U.S. and China is not in its national interest and does not agree with its comprehensive program of modernization.

The author of this article is a Russian who is the director of the ASEAN Center at the Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO) under the Russian Foreign Ministry.

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A short video interview of a British SME on Sino-Indian relations in the Indian Ocean (17 mins):http://defaeroreport.com/2016/10/14/...-indian-ocean/

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