- 29 September, 2024
Foreign Affairs, Geopolitics & National SecurityRussia Ukraine war
U.S. soldiers alive, despite Russia ‘fake news’ report, U.S. military says
By Phil Stewart WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Three current and former members of the Tennessee National Guard falsely identified in a Russian media report as mercenaries who were killed in Ukraine…
Russian invasion of Ukraine largely stalled on all fronts, says UK defence ministry
London, Mar 17 (PTI) Russian forces have made minimal progress on land, sea or air in recent days and they continue to suffer heavy losses, the UK's Ministry of Defence…
Russian invasion spurs European demand for U.S. drones, missiles
By Mike Stone WASHINGTON (Reuters) - European governments have approached the U.S. government and defence contractors with a shopping list of arms including drones, missiles and missile defences as the…
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
French foreign minister warns Moscow against use of chemical weapons -Le Parisien
PARIS (Reuters) - France would consider Russia responsible for any use of chemical or bacteriological weapons in the war in Ukraine, Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian told French newspaper Le…
Russia says any Putin-Zelenskiy meeting should be to seal deal
LONDON (Reuters) - Russia said on Wednesday there were no obstacles to a meeting between President Vladimir Putin and his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskiy, but that such a meeting would…
Mid-Course Through the Ukraine Crisis : Lessons for India
As an international crisis which has led to a high profile conventional war scenario, the first in the last 19 years, the Russia-Ukraine war is drawing the focus of analysts…
By Lt Gen Syed Ata Hasnain (Retd)
China says Taiwan ‘taking advantage’ of Ukraine as island sends more aid
BEIJING/TAIPEI (Reuters) - China's government on Wednesday lambasted Taiwan's humanitarian aid for Ukraine and sanctions on Russia as "taking advantage of other's difficulties" after the island announced it was sending…
Ukraine-Russia talks have restarted, Ukrainian negotiator says
LVIV, Ukraine (Reuters) - Kyiv and Moscow resumed talks on the war in Ukraine on Tuesday after a pause on Monday, Ukrainian negotiator Mykhailo Podolyak said. "Consultations on the main…
Will There be a Cease-fire in Ukraine?
The war started by President Vladimir Putin’s facetiously and fallaciously termed “special military operation” on 24th February 2022 shows no sign of ending soon unless President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signs on…
By K P Fabian
India’s Vote – Deft or Daft Diplomacy
Russia-Ukraine war is touching everyone in different ways as the already stressed global world order goes through a premediated churn. As if pandemic was not enough, geo politics between Moscow…
By Anil Trigunayat
Russia-Ukraine Conflict: Crisis or Conspiracy
The on-going Russia-Ukraine conflict has raised several pertinent questions which need a valid explanation. First and foremost, with the demise of the USSR in 1990 and resultant dismantlement of the…
By Achal Malhotra
