NEW DELHI: A European war with Asian consequences, that’s how author and journalist MJ Akbar defines what’s going on in Ukraine. The war has weakened Russia in Asia, with the perception of Russia’s great military strength having already taken a hit, Akbar told StratNews Global Editor-in-Chief Nitin A. Gokhale on ‘The Gist’. And as Russia weakens, […]Read More
The death of Wagner Group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin’s death raised eyebrows. The plane carrying Prigozhin along with some of his top lieutenants crashed on 23rd August 2023 in the north-west of Moscow, killing all those on board. Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed his condolences to the families of all those who died in the crash. […]Read More
A “talented person” who “made serious mistakes in life.” That was how Russian President Vladimir Putin described the head of the mercenary Wagner Group, Yevgeny Prigozhin, who reportedly perished when his Embraer Legacy 600 jet ferrying him to St Petersburg from Moscow crashed in the Tver region northwest of the capital on August 23, killing […]Read More
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Modi’s proposal at the BRICS summit in Johannesburg, which concluded two days ago, for a space exploration consortium is intended to broaden India’s options and propel it into the leadership stakes. In this conversation on StratNews Global, space scientist Chaitanya Giri, Editor of Interstellar.news, argues that the proposal opens the door […]Read More
At the 15th BRICS summit in Johannesburg, Prime Minister Modi and President Xi Jinping, while exchanging words, merely committed to expedite disengagement along their disputed border. This casts doubt on Xi Jinping’s G20 summit attendance in Delhi on Sept 7. Meanwhile, BRICS welcomes six new members, including energy giants Saudi Arabia, UAE, and Iran. India’s […]Read More
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