NEW DELHI: Ursula Von Der Leyen is acknowledged to be among the most diplomatic of diplomats, but as president of the European Commission, she could not hide her satisfaction that President Donald Trump – who has had a testy relationship with his trans-Atlantic neighbours – was finally exiting the White House. At a briefing on […]Read More
NEW DELHI: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has made no secret of the need to cultivate Europe and this is something that India has focussed on in recent times. With a GDP of around $20 trillion and with India bound in strategic partnerships with two major countries – Germany and France – New Delhi has […]Read More
NEW DELHI: Austria is no longer “the island of the blessed,” in terms of being spared from terrorist attacks and has been “caught by surprise,” says Velina Tchakarova, Director at Vienna’s Austrian Institute for European and Security Policy (AIES). Kujtim Fejzulai, a 20-year-old Austrian and North Macedonian citizen, a suspected Daesh supporter armed with an […]Read More
NEW DELHI: A “repulsive terror attack”—that’s how Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz described shootings that took place at six locations in downtown Vienna on Monday evening. The shootings began hours before Austria was to re-impose a lockdown to tackle the spread of Coronavirus, with people flocking to bars and restaurants. One of those incidents took place […]Read More
NEW DELHI: In the wake of India’s strong support to President Emmanuel Macron, decrying the criticism directed against him by a clutch of leaders representing Islamic states, there’s a view that India has gone the extra mile, driven perhaps by considerations of the strategic heft of the French relationship. But is that reading too much? […]Read More
NEW DELHI: France is expected to go into a four-week national lockdown from later today to fight the coronavirus. A formal announcement is likely from President Emmanuel Macron. It may give him some reprieve from the controversy triggered by his actions recently, when he said a teacher who showed cartoons of the Propher was only […]Read More
NEW DELHI: When Germany announced its policy for the Indo-Pacific in early September, it became the second European nation, France was the first, to join the Indo-Pacific Club. The unveiling of this strategy by Europe’s powerhouse suggests that Germany is moving away from China. Is that really the case? StratNews Global Deputy Editor Parul Chandra […]Read More
NEW DELHI: It’s ironic but not surprising that Europe’s problems seem to be mounting as Angela Merkel’s days as Chancellor draws to a close. The German Chancellor, [who has self-declared that she will give up the Chancellorship when her term ends in October 2021] has guided Germany and Europe for more than a decade and […]Read More
NEW DELHI: Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko is claiming Russian President Vladimir Putin has “assured him of help in bringing back security,” in the event of an external military threat but Moscow “is not in a hurry to take any drastic steps,” India’s Former Chargé d’affaires Dr T Suresh Babu says. Speaking to StratNews Global Associate […]Read More
NEW DELHI: Collaboration among Oxford University, AstraZeneca and Pune-based Serum Institute of India for a COVID-19 vaccine (Covishield) is a ‘great model’ of ‘research in the UK’ and potentially ‘manufacture in India’, says Ruchi Ghanashyam, who was India’s High Commissioner to the UK till April 2020. Speaking to Amitabh P. Revi, Associate Editor, StratNews Global, she […]Read More
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