MOSCOW: On Monday, during a speech marking the 67th anniversary of the end of the Korean War (1950-53), North Korean leader Kim Jong-un said that the country’s nuclear weapons are a “reliable, effective” deterrent and were a solid guarantee for the nation’s security, according to the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA). Kim stated that North […]Read More
NEW DELHI: What happens when a close friend is close to your main adversary? Delhi is yet to find an answer as it continues its endeavours to find common ground with Moscow about its concerns in the Indian Ocean and elsewhere. “India is very interested in stability in Eurasia and we would very much like […]Read More
NEW DELHI: “China doesn’t have a veto on Russia’s arms relationship with India and will be able to deliver the S-400 air defence system in a relatively short period of time,” Dmitri Trenin, Director, Carnegie Moscow tells StratNews Global Associate Editor Amitabh P.Revi in a conversation along with Nandan Unnikrishnan, Distinguished Fellow, ORF. Dr Trenin […]Read More
NEW DELHI: The coronavirus and the Ladakh clashes have forced the government to “go virtual” or put off high level meetings but not events involving Russia. A case in point was the RIC summit which went off virtually (though not without some warnings by India that it may not attend). Though the BRICS and SCO […]Read More
NEW DELHI: The reference to the standoff with China in Ladakh was unmistakable in External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar’s remarks at the virtual summit of RIC (Russia-India-China) foreign ministers on Tuesday. He said: “‘This special meeting reiterates our belief in the time-tested principles of international relations. But the challenge today is not just one of concepts and norms, […]Read More
NEW DELHI: The tweet from Russia’s foreign ministry was timely. “On June 23, foreign ministers of #Russia, #India & #China are scheduled to meet via videoconference as part of Russia’s #RIC chairmanship. They will exchange views on trends in global #politics, the #economy and other areas following the #COVID19 pandemic.” So why is India attending […]Read More
NEW DELHI: Russian President Vladimir Putin has made another national address warning of a long and difficult road ahead as the Covid-19 pandemic hasn’t peaked. Tatiana Kukhareva, Head of Sputnik International, speaks to StratNews Global Associate Editor Amitabh P. Revi on the situation in hotspot clusters especially Moscow, as well as the regions. As of […]Read More
MOSCOW: In February, Putin announced that he was not using a smartphone for work as he had other means of communication. The President stressed that while technological progress must go on, he was comfortable without modern gadgets. Vladimir Putin’s special communications phone allows the president to contact the government, administration and other senior officials with […]Read More
NEW DELHI: 7 years in jail for breaking coronavirus quarantine rules, a Ruble 500,000($1=Rub74. 1Rub=Rs 1.03) fine for business not following a lockdown. Azmat Metov takes us through a day in the life of a citizen in this chat with StratNews Global Associate Editor Amitabh P.Revi. 106 people have died in Russia with 1,667 new […]Read More
NEW DELHI: The coronavirus pandemic could not have come at a worse time for Russia’s President Vladimir Putin. Just when he appeared all set to extend his two-decade long iron-grip over the nation through a constitutional referendum, the coronavirus has forced him to postpone it. Analysts say it is a late admission by the Kremlin […]Read More
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