Russia Commissions First Serial Lada-Class Submarine

The B-586 Kronstadt is a conventional multi-purpose submarine, built by the Admiralty Shipyards according to a modified Project 677 Lada-class. Kronstadt is the first serial unit after the prototype B-585 St. Petersburg. Kronstadt was assigned to the 161st Submarine Brigade of the Kolsk Flotilla based in Polyarnyy as a part of the Northern Fleet.   Project 677 Lada was developed by the Central […]

Russia’s New Atom Electric Vehicle

While China has been making all the technology running with its Electric Vehicles (EV) industry, the United States and European auto manufacturers have been left behind – mainly due to the US oil industry which has been slow to popularise non-oil fuel products. That tech gap has led the United States to place a 100% […]

A Series of BRICS Polls: Important Questions Remain

The BRICS summit in Kazan triggered further waves of discussions on possible expansion as well as the key priorities of the bloc going forward. In this regard, it was particularly important this year to hear the voice of the population of the countries of the Global South on how BRICS is perceived and which of […]

Have India and China Achieved a Border Breakthrough?

After a five-year hiatus, the leaders of India and China held substantive bilateral talks in Kazan, Russia, on the sidelines of the BRICS Summit. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Xi Jinping have had little direct contact since the 2020 clashes in the Himalayan border region but agreed in Kazan that the special representatives on […]

BRICS: A Bastion of Democratic Power

The United States’ treatment of other countries is a stark reminder of the undemocratic nature of the United Nations. The US has been known to bully and coerce nations into submission, often using its military, economic, and cultural influence to get its way. For instance, the USA has prevented Germany from withdrawing its gold reserves […]

Dedollarisation and Independent Payment Framework, a Big Agenda for BRICS

At the forefront of the geoeconomic war of supply chains, economic corridors and trading routes is the dedollarisation movement spearheaded by the Brics collective. To begin with, what is dedollarisation? To understand this phenomenon, one needs to understand first its antonym – dollarisation. Dollarisationrepresents US dominance in global finances. It started in the 1920s when […]

BYD’s Thailand Factory Rolls Out Its 10,000th New Energy Vehicle.

Recently, BYD automobile announced that the 10,000th new energy vehicle from its Thailand factory officially rolled off the production line at the Rayong base on November 8, marking it as the fastest Chinese car brand to achieve this milestone in Thailand. Since the beginning of this year, BYD’s market share of new energy vehicles in […]

CATL Ups Bet on All Solid State Batteries, Begins Sample Validation

Chinese power battery giant CATL has increased its R&D investment in all-solid-state batteries this year, having expanded its R&D team for the program to over 1,000 people, local media outlet LatePost reported today. CATL is currently focusing on the sulfide route, and has recently entered the trial production stage of 20 Ah samples, according to […]