- 29 September, 2024
Foreign Affairs, Geopolitics & National SecurityRussia Ukraine war
In heated exchange, U.S. defense chief defends Ukraine response
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin defended America's response to the war in Ukraine on Tuesday during a heated exchange with a Republican lawmaker who accused the Pentagon of…
Foreign ship sinks in Mariupol after missile attacks, says flag registry
By Jonathan Saul LONDON (Reuters) -A Dominica-flagged cargo ship sank on Tuesday in the besieged southern Ukrainian port city of Mariupol after being targeted by Russian missile strikes, the vessel's…
Air Power in Ukraine Conflict
The global attention continues to be focused on the conflict between the two largest nations of Europe, Russia and Ukraine. The war began with contest of influence over Ukraine. The…
By Air Marshal Anil Chopra (Retd)
Ukraine, Russian-backed separatists trade accusations over acid tank explosion
LONDON (Reuters) - Ukraine and Russian-backed separatist forces both reported on Tuesday that an industrial acid tank had been blown up in eastern Ukraine, creating a serious potential hazard for…
Ukraine President Zelenskiy says he will address UN Security Council on Tuesday
By Oleksandr, Khozhukar and Ronald Popeski (Reuters) -Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said he would address the U.N. Security Council on Tuesday and predicted further, worse instances of mass killings of…
Putin Faces “More NATO” in the Arctic After Ukraine Invasion
The sound of gunfire echoed around the Norwegian fjords as a row of Swedish and Finnish soldiers, positioned prone behind banks of snow, trained rifles and missile launchers on nearby…
By PTI and Chanakya Forum
Nuclear missiles, bombs market to surge 73% by 2030-report
(Reuters) - The global market for nuclear missiles and bombs should surpass $126 billion within ten years, up nearly 73% from 2020 levels, according to a report by Allied Market…
Russia orders probe of Ukrainian ‘provocation’ over civilian deaths in Bucha
(Reuters) - Russia's chief investigator on Monday ordered an official examination of what he called a Ukrainian "provocation" after Kyiv accused the Russian military of massacring civilians in the town…
Russia says footage in Ukraine’s Bucha was ‘ordered’ to blame Russia
(Reuters) -Russia's foreign ministry said that footage of dead civilians in the Ukrainian town of Bucha had been "ordered" by the United States as part of a plot to blame…
Ukraine: When Will the Madness End?
In Macbeth, Act 1, Scene 3, Banquo asks the witches: “If you can look into the seeds of time, and say which grain will grow and which will not”. Since…
By K P Fabian
India on cusp of major economic recovery; talks of stagflation ‘overhyped’: Niti Aayog VC
New Delhi, Apr 3 (PTI) India is on the cusp of a major economic recovery and talks of possible stagflation are "overhyped" as a strong economic foundation is being laid…
Blasts heard in Russian city of Belgorod near border with Ukraine – witnesses
(Reuters) - Two blasts were heard in the Russian city of Belgorod near the border with Ukraine on Sunday, two witnesses told Reuters, days after Russian authorities accused Ukrainian forces…
