No Comments Throughout the history of the Ukraine-Russia conflict, we can see the active involvement of the EU and the US, tracing back to the Budapest Memorandum. Europe is faced with the challenge of securing energy for the winter as fuel prices also increase living costs. India and Russia have been allies through decades of change in […]
No Comments Russia had objected to NATO’s expansion time and again, and issued clear indications of its increased assertiveness, such as the Medvedev Doctrine Under Putin’s leadership, Russia has been accused of harbouring irredentist goals such as furthering the idea of Triune Russian nation which stipulates three sub-nations – Belarus, Russia and Ukraine Kiev has been accused […]
2 Comments NATO was at its borders but the straw that broke the camel’s back was always going to be Ukraine and the attempted regime change in the resource-rich Kazakhstan. For Vladimir Putin, the 1990s was a decade of humiliation as Russia was weak and one can even blame its President Yeltsin for failing to understand the […]
No Comments Under the leadership of Vladimir Putin, Russia re-emerged as an economic and military power in the Eurasian region by forming strategic alliances. Russia formed the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) by merging the Custom Union and CES The goal of the EAEU is to achieve free movement of people, goods, capital and people similar to that […]
No Comments G7 leaders on Sunday were joined by Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky where the members condemned Russian President Putin for shaming Russia and its people. The statement comes a day ahead of Russia’s Victory Day Parade where it will celebrate its victory over Nazi Germany in the second world war. The G7 member-states committed to help Ukraine […]
1 Comment If there is one leader in the world who can’t be ignored by any other leaders among 190 countries it is Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India. By his charisma, strong leadership and inclusive politics he has overcome the present day challenges of the world that is multi-ethnic, multi-religious and multilingual. His arrival in a […]
No Comments France is going for Presidential Election this Sunday with alienation and economic hardship as the main issues. The surging cost of living amid other fallouts from Russia’s war on Ukraine, security and immigration, climate change, rise in Islamic fundamentalism and terror are the other key issues. The incumbent President Emmanuel Macron (44) has been challenged […]
No Comments According to Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov, the current situation in Ukraine is a direct result of the desire of United States and West to ruled and dominate the world. In an interview to India Today group, he said “The current events are rooted in the US and the West’s desire to show the world […]
No Comments Ukrainian officials believe that a Russian military buildup near its borders could signal plans by Moscow to invade. After Russia annexed Crimea in 2014, the Kremlin threw its weight behind a separatist insurgency that broke out in Ukraine’s east. Ukraine and the West accuse Russia of sending its troops and weapons to back the rebels, […]
No Comments As Switzerland kicked off a mass Covid-19 vaccination drive, riot police formed lines around Zurich’s main train station. Their mission was to protect a new “vaccination village” in the station hall from angry protesters. Some protesters carried Trycheln, the giant cowbells that are a symbol of rural Switzerland, where vaccine hesitancy is high. Despite being […]
