रूस की रणनीति : यूक्रेन झुकेगा तभी खत्म होगा युद्ध, पुतिन के बयान के मायने Amar Ujala 04 Mar 2022 यूक्रेन पर रूसी हमले का दूसरा सप्ताह शुरू हो गया है और रूसी सेना लगातार यूक्रेन की राजधानी कीव सहित अन्य शहरों पर कब्जा जमाने की कोशिश में लगी हुई है। हालांकि रूसी राष्ट्रपति पुतिन ने आधिकारिक तौर पर इसे […]
How Putin’s Russia may win the Kyiv battle but lose the image war First Post 02 Mar 2022 The Russia-Ukraine war is turning into a war of images as Ukraine seeks to gain global sympathy and support, seeking to enhance pressure on Russia to pull back. Images of residential buildings in Kiev being hit by missiles against claims of […]
Who is to blame for the Ukraine Crisis The Statesman 01 Mar 2022 The Russian invasion of Ukraine, sanctions on it, abstaining and avoiding criticizing Russia by India and China in the UNSC are a heady mix dominating every media discussion. India is being approached by all parties to the conflict for supporting their stand in global forums. India […]
Similarities in Russia-Ukraine and India-China The Excelsior 01 Mar 2022 Prior to launching his offensive into Ukraine, Putin created favourable conditions. He placed terms and conditions which were unacceptable including, rolling back of NATO, recognizing annexation of Crimea and the breakaway republics and ensuring Ukraine is never admitted into the organization. With the US prolonging talks, Putin switched attention […]
Vladimir Putin plays Ukraine card well, but will the West bend and accept his demands? First Post 25 Feb 2022 The Ukraine crisis has divided the world into multiple lobbies. It commenced with Russian takeover of Crimea and declaration of independence of the two breakaway republics of Luhansk and Donetsk, all of which happened in 2014. For its annexation […]
India’s diplomatic offensive against China India News Network 22 Feb 2022 China had always been an economic and diplomatic powerhouse in addition to a military power. It was a respected nation until it began threatening its smaller neighbours over islands in the South China Sea (SCS), Taiwan over its claims of independence and India in Ladakh. It did appear […]
A tale of two protests The Statesman 22 Feb 2022 The farmers agitation which began in August 2020 in parts of Punjab and Haryana mushroomed reached the borders of Delhi within months. By Dec, farmers had blocked roads leading to the capital. By the time it concluded, the nation had an economic loss of Rs 60,000 crore. The government […]
Ukraine crisis brings Russia and China together, but more than meets eye to their proximity First Post 17 Feb 2022 The joint statement issued post the Xi-Putin summit during the Beijing Winter Games was a display of solidarity between two nations facing US economic pressures. Putin backed the Chinese stand on Taiwan, while China supported Russia on its security […]
Exploiting Indian fault lines The Excelsior 15 Feb 2022 Any protest in India is exploited on fault lines by adversaries for creating turmoil within the country or for their own gains, the Hijab controversy being no different. The Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) protests were flagged by Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan as a threat to Pakistan. He stated that […]
Power of the Indian buyer The Statesman 15 Feb 2022 India today is a global power, an economic powerhouse and a market which no global manufacturer wishes to let go. On Pakistan’s Kashmir solidarity day, a number of global companies’ Pakistani partners commented on Kashmir on social media networks. Most prominent was car maker Hyundai, which has a large […]