Amitabh P. Revi, Author at Strategic News Global

South Asia and Beyond

Amitabh P. Revi

Russian language speaker and conflict journalist. Amitabh Revi has been there, done that—from the battlefields of Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan to sublime Russia, Australia and the United States. Along the way he's picked up the Dag Hammarskjöld Distinguished Journalist Fellowship, the Ramnath Goenka award for coverage of the Iraq War and RT's Khaled Alkhateb Award for his reporting from Palmyra, Syria.

‘Need To Act Against Taliban, Cut Supply Chains Sustaining Offensive’

Amitabh P. Revi August 7, 2021

NEW DELHI: The Taliban claim to have captured their first provincial capital in Afghanistan after U.S. President Joe Biden announced the withdrawal of foreign troops on April 14. The reported fall of Zaranj, capital of the southern Nimroz province, is symbolic and significant. It’s the main land route connecting Iran’s Chabahar port with Afghanistan and […]Read More

Taliban Shouldn’t Amplify Pakistani Propaganda On Indian ‘Air Support’: Former Envoy

Amitabh P. Revi August 4, 2021

NEW DELHI: Consultations are on at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) for an emergency session on Afghanistan. India assumed the rotational UNSC presidency for a month on August 1. On Tuesday, Afghan Foreign Minister Haneef Atmar spoke to India’s External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on the issue saying, the “UN and the international community […]Read More

Indian American Diplomat Joins U.S. Afghan Peace Team

Amitabh P. Revi May 17, 2021

NEW DELHI: Add another name to the list of Indian Americans on Team Biden: Puneet Talwar. He was a top adviser for 12 years when Biden was a senator, was part of the group that put together the nuclear deal with Iran and advised former president Obama on West Asia. He now joins Zalmay Khalilzad […]Read More

Shrapnel Close To Heart, Multiple Surgeries Later, Nasheed Recovering

Amitabh P. Revi May 8, 2021

NEW DELHI: Former Maldives president Mohamed Nasheed is conscious, out of danger and off ventilator after multiple 16-hour long ‘life-saving’ surgeries resulting from what authorities say was a targeted terror attack on the night of May 6. 2021 މެއި 06 ވަނަ ދުވަހުގެ ރޭ މާލެ، ނީލޯފަރު ހިނގުމުގައި އެއްޗެއް ގޮއްވާލައި ރައްޔިތުންގެ މަޖިލީހުގެ ރައީސް، ރައީސް މުޙައްމަދު ނަޝީދަށް އަމާޒުކޮށް […]Read More

Ex-Maldives President Nasheed Injured In ‘Terror’ Attack, Aussie Police To Aid Probe

Amitabh P. Revi May 7, 2021

NEW DELHI: Former Maldives President and current Speaker of the People’s Majlis (parliament), Mohamed Nasheed was reported stable following multiple surgeries for injuries he sustained after an explosion near his home in the capital Malé. The explosion was heard around the capital at around 8:39 PM local time (20 minutes before a renewed COVID curfew […]Read More