With Moscow and Beijing pushing to revive the long-inactive Russia-India-China (RIC) trilateral dialogue, attention has turned to New Delhi’s cautious stance. As calls grow to reboot this strategic platform — frozen since the Galwan Valley clash — can RIC regain relevance in today’s polarised global order?

China and Russia declared a "no limits" partnership in February 2022 when Putin visited Beijing, days before he sent tens of thousands of troops into Ukraine. Putin has sometimes described China as an "ally".

A former senior U.S. official said it was “shortsighted” to consolidate the department’s well-respected intelligence arm.

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi hailed Beijing’s “strategically valuable” relations with Moscow as he met his Russian counterpart against the backdrop

U.S. relations continues and has not faded, although the U.S. administration is acting in a zigzag manner, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov told the RIA news agency in remarks published on Friday.

Pentagon officials said details were still being worked out, and experts doubted Mr. Trump’s threat of huge tariffs for Russian trading partners.

The heads of diplomacy of both countries discuss relations with the US and the war in Ukraine. Earlier this month, Wang acknowledged that China cannot afford for Russia to lose the war. The foreign ministers of Russia and China have met twice in just three days.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un restated he “unconditionally” supports all Russian actions as it wages war in Ukraine, as he welcomed Moscow’s top diplomat to a newly built beach resort on his country’s east coast.

Russia's bold statement about US relations stuns diplomats worldwide and the surprising diplomatic tone will completely change everything.