Asia and the Countries of the World Majority

On April 16, 2025, as part of the Oriental Studies section of the XXV Anniversary Yasin (April) International Academic Conference on Economic and Social Development, a session titled “Asia and the Countries of the World Majority” was held. The session was organized by the School of Regional Studies at the Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs, HSE University.

The session was moderated by A. Kuznetsov, Director of INION RAS.

The following scholars delivered presentations during the session:

• P. Yakovlev (Institute of Latin America, RAS),
• M. Volodina (Institute for African Studies, RAS),
• I. Suleymanov (INION RAS),
• D. Degterev (Institute for African Studies, RAS),
• Novikov (Institute for African Studies, RAS),
• D. Kalashnikov (MGIMO University, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia)

The session attracted considerable interest from participants and provided a platform for in-depth analysis of the role of China and India in shaping the architecture of contemporary Asia.