- 18 November, 2024
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NATO must fill military gaps to be ready for conflicts, commander says
By Sabine Siebold BRUSSELS (Reuters) - NATO countries must make up for post-Cold War cuts to military equipment to give the alliance the capacity to respond swiftly to a conflict,…
Ukraine’s Zelenskiy will take part virtually in NATO summit – Interfax
(Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy will take part virtually in a NATO summit on Thursday to discuss the war with Russia, but exact details are still being worked out,…
A War Like No Other
The current Russia-Ukraine war has no parallel in history. No country has ever invaded another country, which is in no position to deliver the outcome that the aggressor desires even…
By TP Sreenivasan
Biden to travel to Poland to discuss Ukraine crisis with Duda
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joseph Biden will travel to Poland on Friday to discuss the international response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine that has sparked a…
U.S. suggested Turkey transfer Russian-made missile system to Ukraine -sources
By Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States has informally raised with Turkey the unlikely possibility of sending its Russian-made S-400 missile defence systems to Ukraine to help it…
The Ukraine Crisis: Another Testimony to the Relevance of Structural Realism
The war in Ukraine has entered the 24th day today and still the cities of Ukraine continue to be bombarded by Russia. Huge loss of infrastructure has taken place while a…
By Dhritiman Mukherjee
U.S. to provide Stryker army company to NATO battlegroup in Bulgaria
SOFIA (Reuters) -The United States has agreed to provide a Stryker mechanized infantry company for Bulgaria's battlegroup under NATO's drive to bolster its eastern flank after Russia's invasion of Ukraine,…
Bulgaria expels 10 Russian diplomats
SOFIA (Reuters) - Bulgaria's foreign ministry said on Friday it had declared 10 Russian diplomats "persona non grata" and given them 72 hours to leave the Balkan country over what…
Will Taiwan be the Next Conflict Zone ?
The geo-political landscape of the World has undergone a change in the past few months. Potential hot spots have transformed into major conflict areas as is evident in regions of…
By Maj Gen (Dr) Rajan Kochhar (Retd)
Hard Power Underpinning of Ukraine War
In the realpolitik world of international politics, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is a rude reminder of the exercise of hard power by great powers, to protect what they regard as…
By Pinak Ranjan Chakravarty
Biden calls Russian President Vladimir Putin ‘war criminal’
Washington, Mar 17 (PTI) US President Joe Biden Wednesday called his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin "a war criminal", as Russia's invasion of Ukraine continues with devastating consequences for civilians. "I…
Putin says keeping Russia in check is West’s long-term policy
(Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that keeping Russia in check was a long-term policy of the West, and that its economic sanctions against Russia were short-sighted. Putin…
