Responding to a request from the Roscongress Foundation, Alexander Khodachek drafted an expert opinion to sum up the outcomes of a session titled Not Just Construction: Infrastructure Development as an Economic Growth Driver. It took place during the 2024 St Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF).

New informal trading blocs are likely to emerge in South Asia, centred on India or a major ASEAN country such as Indonesia. Russia’s preferred strategy will be to refrain from joining any single «constellation,» maintaining equidistance from the EU, China, and the new Asian hubs