Amitabh P. Revi, Author at StratNews 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.

‘Maldives Has Moved From Denial To Dealing With Religious Extremism’

Amitabh P. Revi January 19, 2020

NEW DELHI: Faris Maumoon, Executive Council Member of the Maldives Reform Movement (MRM) in conversation with StratNewsGlobal Associate Editor Amitabh P. Revi. The discussion ranges from how and why the MRM headed by former President Maumoon Gayoom split with ex-President Yameen, how India is back as the primary strategic partner, what is China’s role in trade and development and […]Read More

Russian President Vladimir Putin Won’t Just Go Into The Siberian Sunset In 2024

Amitabh P. Revi January 18, 2020

NEW DELHI: Russian President Vladimir Putin’s was at his quintessential best in announcing surprise plans to make sweeping constitutional reform. Russia specialist Nandan Unnikrishnan discusses the Russian leader’s motives and whether he looks at himself as a ‘leader for life’ with StratNews Global Associate Editor Amitabh P. Revi. In a comprehensive review of India-Russia relations, the interview looks at President Putin’s […]Read More

No Good Cop, Bad Cop On China Debt Trap: Maldives Foreign Minister

Amitabh P. Revi January 14, 2020

NEW DELHI: Maldives Foreign Minister Abdulla Shahid reviews 14 months of President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih’s government and how relations with India have been restored across the board. In this interview with StratNews Global Associate Editor Amitabh P Revi, Shahid answers questions on China’s debt, India’s $1.4 billion assistance, whether there are two voices within his party on Beijing’s […]Read More

‘Russia Understands India’s Need To Engage The U.S.’

Amitabh P. Revi January 6, 2020

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will hold talks with his Indian counterpart Subrahmanyam Jaishankar in New Delhi on January 15, 2020. They will review the guidelines set following President Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s summit meeting in Vladivostok on September 4-5, 2019. The Prime Minister is also scheduled to travel to Moscow for […]Read More

Culture Corner: Dinka Tribal Dance In South Sudan

Amitabh P. Revi January 6, 2020

Song and dance play an important role in the tribal culture of South Sudan. In this video in the Presidential Complex in the capital, Juba, Dinka tribe members celebrate the appointment of two Governors. South Sudan is the world’s newest country, gaining independence from Sudan in 2011 as the outcome of a 2005 agreement that […]Read More

Afghan Polls, Peace: Looking For A Road To Even The Highest Mountain

Amitabh P. Revi December 22, 2019

There is a path to the top of even the highest mountain, says a Dari proverb. In Afghanistan, though, the road to the top of that mountain is never over till it’s finally over. The Independent Election Commission (IEC) has declared the preliminary results of the September 29 Presidential vote. President Ashraf Ghani has got […]Read More

Trump, Taliban, Talks, Troops, Thanksgiving

Amitabh P. Revi November 29, 2019

NEW DELHI: It wasn’t a tweet but a trip that rekindles talks with the Taliban. U.S. President Donald Trump, on his first visit to Afghanistan-where America is fighting and many say losing its longest war ever-has announced peace talks with the Taliban, that he called off, have restarted. In an unannounced trip, President Trump flew […]Read More