Honouring Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat: Some boots are hard to fill First Post 11 Dec 2021 It is always said that no one is indispensable. It has also been stated that for one leaving his post, there are multiple in the line. It may be true in most cases but the spontaneous outpouring of grief and […]
A fearless professional The Excelsior 11 Dec 2021 A soldier’s soldier who speaks from his heart, sharing his opinion without concern of repercussions or criticism. He speaks when he is convinced and refuses to withdraw his comments despite pressures. He has time for everyone and never considers himself a cut above, notwithstanding having occupied the top spot in the […]
Why Indo-Russian relations continue to remain strong despite divergent geopolitical and strategic drift First Post 09 Dec 2021 The recently concluded Indo-Russian summit was more than just an annual dialogue between Modi and Putin. It also included the inaugural 2+ 2 meeting, which is the working horse in determining the future direction of Indo-Russian relations. The summit had all […]
Military cooperation and Indo-Russian summit Amar Ujala 09 Dec 2021 हाल ही में संपन्न हुई भारत-रूस की शिखर बैठक से, जिसमें वैश्विक घटनाओं पर विचार-विमर्श के अलावा 2+2 संवाद की भी शुरुआत हुई, रक्षा क्षेत्र में द्विपक्षीय सहयोग में और वृद्धि ही होगी। शिखर बैठक में अलग-अलग क्षेत्रों से संबंधित 99 बिंदुओं पर साझा सहमति बनी, तो अंतरिक्ष से […]
Illegal regimes face global backlash The Excelsior 07 Dec 2021 The UN Credentials Committee (UNCC) met last week and deferred its decision on who would represent Afghanistan and Myanmar in the UN. There were rival claims for this seat by representatives of previous democratic governments and the current incumbents. The decision by the UNCC implies that both countries will […]
China faces pushback on BRI initiatives The Statesman 07 Dec 2021 There were reports that China was scheduled to take over Uganda’s Entebbe airport as the country failed to repay a USD 207 Million-dollar loan. Uganda’s attempts to reschedule the loan were turned down. Two days after this development made global headlines, Chinese officials in Beijing refuted these claims […]
Narco-terrorism is a major threat to India’s security India News Network 01 Dec 2021 Post the seizure of 52 Kgs of heroin at Jajar Kotli, last weekend, the DGP of J and K, Dilbag Singh stated, ‘Pakistan is pushing huge quantities of drugs for terror funding in a planned manner and getting our youths involved in the menace to […]
How Vladimir Putin’s visit will bring India and Russia closer despite New Delhi’s deepening ties with US First Post 30 Nov 2021 Addressing the Primakov Institute of World Economy and International Relations in Moscow in Jul this year, Indian External Affairs minister, S Jaishankar, stated, ‘relations between Russia and India have been amongst the steadiest of the major relationships […]