On June 11, Nepal Press ran an article explaining how several Nepalese had joined the Russian military following President Vladimir Putin’s May 16, 2023 approval of a bill allowing foreigners who have served in the Russian army for one year to obtain Russian citizenship. Birat Anupam, the senior journalist who wrote the article, tracked down […]Read More
NEW DELHI: “It should be noted that China does not respect weakness, only strength. That’s what I tell the international community all the time. If you keep acting like a pony, China will keep riding you.” A harsh warning from the man who has every reason to be concerned by China and therefore studies that […]Read More
NEW DELHI: The mutiny by the Wagner Group in Russia was short lived, sputtering to an end about 48 hours after it was launched. It was not a coup directed against Vladimir Putin, says Nandan Unnikrishnan, Head of Russia Studies at the ORF think tank in Delhi, but the result of grievances stemming from the […]Read More
Weibo is abuzz with discussions on the “Russia Wagner Situation.” About 25,000 fighters belonging to Yevgeny Prigozhin, head of the Wagner Group which is heavily involved in Ukraine, have reportedly seized control of vital military installations in Rostov-on-Don in the south, a little over 1,000 km from Moscow. Prigozhin says he will overthrow Russia’s military […]Read More
NEW DELHI: Ukraine’s long-awaited counteroffensive against Russian forces appears to be close at hand with the deputy defence minister confirming “offensive action” in some areas. Just how many troops will be involved is not clear, speculation also about the strength of the foreign fighters in Ukrainian ranks. Kyiv estimated “20,000 people from 52 countries” last […]Read More
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