- 19 April, 2024
Geopolitics & National SecurityUkraine
Polish man detained over alleged plot to kill Ukraine president Zelenskyy
Kyiv [Ukraine], April 19 (ANI): A Polish man has been detained for assisting an alleged Russian plot to assassinate Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky, reported CNN, citing authorities in Poland and…
Switzerland to host Ukraine peace conference in June
Geneva [Switzerland], April 11 (ANI): Swiss President and Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis said on Thursday that Switzerland will host a high-level international conference in the month of June with more…
Russia playing “dangerous game”: US calls on Moscow to withdraw military from Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant
Washington, DC [US], April 9 (ANI): The United States has called on Russia to withdraw its military and civilian personnel from the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant and return its full…
Ukraine attack hits Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, says Russia
Kyiv [Ukraine], April 8 (ANI): The dome above a shutdown reactor at the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia nuclear station was struck by Ukraine on Sunday, the plant's Russian-installed administration said, according to…
PM Modi congratulates Belgian counterpart on Nuclear Energy Summit; Belgium to send trade mission to India
New Delhi [India], March 26 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a telephonic conversation with Belgian PM Alexander De Croo and congratulated him for the successful hosting of the First…
THE INCREASING TREND OF ‘NEAR WARS’ AND THEIR IMPACT ON INTERNATIONAL SECURITY
Even as full-blown wars such as the ones between Russia and Ukraine, and between Israel and Hamas, rage without decisive results, there are many situations around the world which remain…
By Lt Gen Syed Ata Hasnain (Retd)
REVAMPING INDIAN ARTILLERY
The gunners in India recently celebrated their Corps Day on September 28, 2023. as it was this very date way back in 1827 when the first artillery unit was raised…
By Maj Gen Ashok Kumar (Retd)
Ukraine’s Offensive: Is This The Last-Ditch Battle?
In the context of the Russia-Ukraine war, since April 2023 we have been constantly hearing of a likely ‘counter-offensive’ by Ukraine to overcome the negatives of the alleged defeat at…
By Lt Gen Syed Ata Hasnain (Retd)
Ex-Air Defender 23 : A NATO Posturing Against Russia
Air Defender 2023 is a massive NATO exercise set to take place from June 12 to June 23, 2023. This is the most extensive live-flying exercise the German Armed Forces…
By Prof (Dr) DK Pandey
Financial Sanctions – Hastening The US Economic Decline?
With the pivotal role played by the US military-industrial complex in WW II, the US displaced Britain as the dominant global economy and since then the US dollar has been…
By Col Deepak Kumar
Too Big to Fail !
China, the second-largest economy in the world and one of Russia's closest political allies, is possibly the most important component of the political encirclement of Russia that the EU and…
Charm Offensive in Xi Jinping 3.0 Era: A Concern For Global Players
Backdrop When Joshua Kurlantzick coined the term ‘charm offensive’ for China in 2007, it simply referred to China’s use of soft power to improve its global status and image, as…
By Maj Gen (Dr) S B Asthana (Retd)
