- 28 November, 2024
Foreign Affairs, Geopolitics & National SecurityRussia
Explainer-Why is Germany not sending Ukraine heavy weapons?
BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is facing growing criticism at home and abroad for his government's failure to deliver heavy weapons to Ukraine to help it fend off…
How long can Vladimir Putin hold on to power?
Melbourne, Apr 21 (The Conversation) As the war in Ukraine drags on and sanctions start to bite, key questions are being asked. How long can President Vladimir Putin remain in…
Russia says British fighters captured in Ukraine are being looked after
(Reuters) - Russia's foreign ministry said on Thursday that British fighters who had been captured in Ukraine were being fed, watered and given necessary help. "Don't worry, the Russian side…
Ukraine deputy PM demands Russia let civilians and wounded soldiers leave Azovstal
(Reuters) - Ukraine's deputy prime minister Iryna Vereshchuk on Thursday demanded Russia urgently allow the evacuation of civilians and wounded soldiers from the besieged Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol via…
Living with Geopolitical Unpredictability : India’s Current Strategic Challenges
The last two years have seen geopolitical turbulence of higher intensity than what one can remember any time in the recent past. Perhaps the period 1989-91 was comparable, as the…
By Lt Gen Syed Ata Hasnain (Retd)
UK PM Johnson says Ukraine peace talks are doomed because of “crocodile” Putin
By Andrew MacAskill AHMEDABAD, India (Reuters) -British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said any peace talks over Ukraine are likely to fail, as he compared holding talks with Russian President Vladimir…
G20 members condemn Russia’s war in Ukraine, after Yellen and others stage walkout
By Andrea Shalal, David Lawder and David Milliken WASHINGTON/LONDON (Reuters) - Top officials from Britain, the United States and Canada walked out on Russia's representatives at a Group of 20…
Russian operations in Ukraine “prelude” to bigger offensive
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States sees ongoing Russian activity in eastern Ukraine as a prelude to a much larger offensive in the country, a senior U.S. defense official said…
China-Russia cooperation is ‘resilient’, says senior Chinese diplomat
BEIJING (Reuters) - China told Russia it will continue to increase "strategic coordination" with it regardless of international volatility, the foreign ministry said in a statement on Tuesday. Chinese Vice…
Ukrainian prime minister says forces in Mariupol have not surrendered -ABC
By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Remaining Ukrainian forces in the southern port of Mariupol are still fighting and continue to defy a Russian demand that they surrender, Ukrainian Prime Minister…
Russia calls increased NATO military activity in the Arctic worrying, warns of “unintended incidents” – TASS
(Reuters) - Russia is worried about increased activity of NATO forces in the Arctic and sees risks of "unintended incidents" occurring in the region, TASS news agency cited Russian ambassador-at-large…
Lessons from a Conference Hundred Years Back
This year marks the centenary of the Washington Naval Conference which was held in the capital of the United States from November 1921 to February 1922. This Conference, well known…
By G S Iyer
