NEW DELHI: Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to Moscow earlier this week served the guest and his host (Russian President Vladimir Putin) right. Putin, who’s under pressure and sanctions from the West for the war in Ukraine, signalled he isn’t isolated and has a strong friend (in Xi). The Chinese President, who is now into […]Read More

NEW DELHI: The joint statement issued at the end of President Putin’s talks with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping, may have raised no eyebrows. China was circumspect about its support for Russia on Ukraine, but clearly sees gains from siding with Moscow. Russia says it’s ready for peace talks but will not relent from its […]Read More

NEW DELHI: The war between Russia and Ukraine is now into its second year and neither side is giving up just yet. Russian President Vladimir Putin has blamed the West for starting the war; the West has been supporting Ukraine with monetary aid and military equipment. The Russians did suffer initial setbacks. Russia made hasty decisions; […]Read More

NEW DELHI: “Hello, For Employment Advice Please Enter Your Name (Without Last Name), Age, Contact Phone Number. You Will Be Responded By Our Employee During Working Hours From 8:00 To 20:00 Moscow Time Without Days Off.” That automated reply, (translated from Russian by Google), could easily be mistaken for an innocuous employment pitch. What makes […]Read More

New Delhi: Exactly a year since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, in our special series on the war, Ambassador D.B.Venkatesh Varma, India’s Envoy to Russia from September 2018 to October 2021 in conversation with StratNews Global Associate Editor Amitabh P. Revi. Ambassador Varma assesses “India has acquitted itself very well” during “a year of considerable stress […]Read More
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