The article analyzes the impact of modern livestock farming and established humanfood preferences on human health and the environment. The prerequisites for the manufacturing of plant-based products and its development prospects in Russia, including the formation of an industry regulatory framework, are outlined. he issue is considered in the context of achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals, primarily Goal 2 (Zero hunger, ensure food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture) and Goal 12 (Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns).

The publication is a selection of documents and materials from the correspondence of the Minister of foreign affirs of the Belarusian SSR/Republic of Belarus P.K. Kravchenko from his personal archive. They characterize the fist steps of the new Belarusian diplomacy, which took roots in the election of P. Kravchenko as the Minister of foreign affirs of the BSSR in July 1990. The presented documents cover a little more than a year of his activity as a Minister: from November 1990 to December 1991. These are 10 documents from correspondence minister with statesmen, diplomats, entrepreneurs from the USSR and foreign countries (Czechoslovakia, the USA and Canada). The published materials (letters, telegrams, reports) reflct various aspects of the activities of the Ministry of foreign affirs of the Belarusian SSR/Republic of Belarus and the Minister of foreign affirs himself. They reflct the strengthening sovereignty of the Republic within the USSR and expanding its foreign policy authority, national revival and the beginning of reforms in the economy, the creation and activities of the Council of foreign ministers of the USSR and the Union Republics, and the mobilization of the international community to assist in minimizing the consequences of the accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant

In the context of the major changes in the international order with the trade friction between China and the United States and the Russian special military operation, the global economic landscape is being reorganized, and the moves of China and Russia, as major countries along the Belt and Road, are going to affct the whole region and the world. The article analyzes the sanctions imposed on China and Russia, using ESI and RCA indices to analyze the complementarity and competitiveness of Sino-Russian trade, and concludes that the two countries have different comparative advantages and complementary economic and trade structures. At the same time, it discusses the cooperation between China and Russia in the Belt and Road Initiative, and employs the arima model to forecast the economic and trade volume between China and Russia, which predicts that the volume of Sino-Russian trade will continue to grow. Finally it deals with the changes in the global order which inflence China and Russia, the Belt and Road cooperation, as well as emergence of new global thinking.

In 2020 India celebrated 70 years of diplomatic relations with China. India’s engagement with China under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi is proactive rather than defensive in nature. While Modi has shown himself willing to claim India’s interests within the region with regard to China, his initial term showed a seamless interest in consolidating New Delhi’s regional presence in a way favorable to India. Specifially, India increased its diplomatic engagement with diplomatic partners within the Indo-Pacifi region, proceeding from the premise of reconciliation with a rising China. The bilateral relations between India-China have expanded in the past decade. The article analyzes the effcts of hometown diplomacy, the role of informal ties as well as the strategy of issue-based diplomacy of Modi. It also singles out the key challenges of bilateral ties, to wit: issue of Masood Azhar, India’s application to Nuclear Supplier Group, the 14th Dalai Lama’s separation, South Tibet territorial dispute and Border standoff The authors also reveals two strategies of Modi’s government – engaging and competing.

The purpose of the study is to identify South Africa’s role in BRICS in the context of the crisis of the existing system of international relations and its participation in the processes of shaping the new world order. It analyzes the role of South Africa that presides over BRICS in 2023 and its overall impact on the existing world order. The study relies on a systemic approach. South Africa’s role as a country, which is gaining signifiant political and economic weight, is constantly growing thanks to its fast paced development and desire to participate in shaping and implementing the agenda of the new world order. Developing countries increasingly disagree with the rules and values promoted by the West and claiming their own vision of the world. South Africa is one of those countries that aspire to take an active part in the establishment of an international order. The article demonstrates the current trends in political and economic spheres and elucidates South African contribution to the BRICS agenda.