- 18 November, 2024
Foreign Affairs, Geopolitics & National Securitynato
Chernobyl power plant captured by Russian forces -Ukrainian official
KYIV (Reuters) -The Chernobyl nuclear power plant has been captured by Russian forces, an adviser to the Ukrainian presidential office, Mykhailo Podolyak, said on Thursday. "It is impossible to say…
Biden to speak on Russian attack on Ukraine: White House
Washington, Feb 24 (PTI) US President Joe Biden will deliver remarks on the Russian military actions in Ukraine on Thursday, the White House announced. Biden's first public comment on the Russian…
U.S. Apache helicopters arrive in Latvia
By Janis Laizans LIELVARDE, Latvia (Reuters) - About 20 U.S. Apache military attack helicopters landed at Lielvarde military airfield in Latvia on Thursday, hours after Russian forces invaded Ukraine. The…
Ukraine Crisis – A War of Choice
Russia’s military has moved into Ukraine despite threats of sanctions repeated ad nauseum by President Biden and other leaders of the West. Obviously, the repeated threats of sanctions have not…
By K P Fabian
American F-35 jets land in Romania-defence ministry
BUCHAREST (Reuters) - Two American F-35 fighter jets landed at a Romanian air base on Thursday, Bucharest's defence ministry said. The jets, belonging to U.S. Air Forces in Europe will…
Ukraine Crisis and World Financial Markets – No Overreaction Yet
The economic consequences of armed conflicts have received widespread attention at least as far back as when John Meynard Keynes wrote about them in 1919 in relation to the first…
By PTI and Chanakya Forum
Turkey’s Erdogan cuts short Africa trip for virtual NATO meeting
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan cancelled a planned trip to Guinea-Bissau and is returning home from Africa early to participate in an online meeting with NATO leaders, his…
NATO member Turkey, opposed to sanctions, in bind over Ukraine
By Tuvan Gumrukcu and Ece Toksabay ANKARA (Reuters) - When Russian President Vladimir Putin announced his decision to recognise two breakaway regions in east Ukraine as independent, NATO member and…
From Bin Laden to Al Qureshi – The Perpetual Wars
While the world is busy debating whether Russia will invade Ukraine and what will be the consequences and ramifications, the geo-political game plan among superpowers continues with the onset of…
By Dr Waiel Awwad
Putin vents Ukraine grievances as justification for recognising Donbass
By Andrey Ostroukh and Andrew Osborn MOSCOW (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin signed decrees on Monday to recognise two breakaway regions of eastern Ukraine as independent statelets, defying Western warnings…
The Ukrainian Conundrum – Who Wants War, At Any Cost?
I watch the unfolding drama, not unlikely to reach a tragic end, with considerable consternation and even more sadness. By ‘tragic end’ I do not necessarily mean a big war…
By K P Fabian
Don’t slip into the ‘lazy analogy’ of referring Quad as Asian NATO: EAM Jaishankar
Munich, Feb 20 (PTI). Dismissing the notion that the Quad is an Asian NATO, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has said that there are "interested parties" who advance such analogies and…
