33rd Indo-Russian Intergovernmental Commission (IRIGC) is being held at Goa from 12th – 16th February 2019. The meeting is held annually relating to Defence equipment, industry and technological engagement between India and Russia

China would like to raise its relations with Russia to a higher level in 2019, wrote Li Hui, Chinese Ambassador to Russia, in a signed article published in People's Daily

Iranian Navy's Deputy Commander Rear-Admiral Touraj Hassani-Moqaddam states that the force has received requests for joint military exercises outside the Indian Ocean from several countries, containing Russia and China, which are being reviewed by the Army

Russia and China have expressed their willingness to participate in the creation of an international group to support Venezuelan settlement, but so far there has been no constructive reaction from the EU, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said

Anyone who has at least some idea about the theory of international relations should remember the oft-quoted formula put forward by the father of British geopolitics, Halford Mackinder: “Who rules the Heartland commands the World-Island; who rules the World-Island commands the world.” For those who are sceptical about geopolitical constructs and terminology, this logical chain may seem like a meaningless shamanic incantation

Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev extended his greetings to the Chinese people for the Spring Festival or the Chinese Lunar New Year