NEW DELHI: Few saw it coming but a thaw of sorts in ties between India and Turkey came a month and a half ago. On the sidelines of the SCO summit in Uzbekistan’s Samarkand, Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Turkish President Erdogan. The two leaders discussed ways to deepen bilateral cooperation in diverse sectors, tweeted PM Modi’s […]Read More
NEW DELHI: On ‘The Gist’, Ambassador Asoke Mukerji, India’s Former Permanent Representative at the United Nations in conversation with StratNews Global Associate Editor Amitabh P. Revi. In 2010, Ambassador Mukerji also supervised the Ministry of External Affairs’ Counter Terrorism (CT) work, during which India negotiated entry to the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) and the […]Read More
If all goes well, the first test flight of the Gaganyaan crew module that will carry India’s astronauts into space will take place less than four months from now. Seventeen other tests will be gone through over the course of 2023 before an unmanned flight in December that year. But at the recent India Space Congress […]Read More
NEW DELHI: The bilateral relationship between India and Turkey has often been frosty. Turkish President Erdogan has been vocal in criticizing India’s handling of the situation in Kashmir. Besides, he has chosen to elevate ties with Islamabad that continues to foment trouble in the Valley. Therefore, it came as a surprise when Prime Minister Narendra […]Read More
NEW DELHI: Lahore’s iconic Liberty Chowk was a sea of flags on Friday as PTI chief and former Prime Minister Imran Khan reached there to lead what he called a “Haqeeqi Azaadi” or Real Freedom march to the capital Islamabad. The march is dedicated to the memory of Arshad Sharif, the journalist who died under […]Read More
New Delhi: On ‘Talking Point’ in Connecticut, USA, Dr Anwar ul-Haq Ahady, one of the four members of the Board of Trustees of the U.S. set up $3.5 billion ‘Afghan Fund’ in Switzerland, Former Afghan Commerce & Industries, Ex-Finance Minister and Ex-Governor of the Afghan Central Bank(Da Afghanistan Bank or DAB) in conversation with StratNews […]Read More
NEW DELHI: The mood in Moscow is grim. It’s been around 24 hours since Russia carried out air, land and undersea drills involving its nuclear forces, simulating a massive counter strike. It flowed from President Vladimir Putin’s warning to use “all means available” to defend Russian territory. U.S. President Biden had earlier warned Russia that using […]Read More
Last week the UNDP released its poverty report for 2022. The good news is that global poverty has fallen.However, the bad news is that it is still at a staggering level of 1.2 billion. Worse, bulk of the global poor live in developing countries or what we know as the global South. The biggest takeaway […]Read More
NEW DELHI: With the successful launch of 36 satellites by the newbie GSLV Mark III, and with a new space policy in the works that is expected to push the scope and role of the private sector, the three-day Indian Space Congress in Delhi exuded optimism. Dr S Somanath, Chairman, Space Commission and head of […]Read More
Leaving aside all the tropes about Britain’s first ethnic Asian/Indian/non-white to become prime minister, this could be Rishi Sunak‘s finest moment or depending on how he performs, his lowest. In this conversation on The Gist, Rahul Roy Chaudhary of the International Institute for Strategic Studies in London, analyses the challenges before Sunak given his past […]Read More
StratNews Global learns that the Pakistani establishment is on the verge of unleashing a global campaign to malign the Indian government (not for the first time) on October 27, the day Indian Army troops landed in Srinagar in 1947 to protect Kashmir from rampaging Pakistan-backed armed tribesmen. Islamabad describes the Indian Army deployment as a […]Read More
NEW DELHI: On The Gist this evening, we look at the political and military implications of the 20th party congress that just got over in Beijing. It may not be incorrect to say that the Communist Party is now Xi Jinping’s party, but that said, there are challenges ahead. Guests on The Gist are Prof […]Read More
NEW DELHI: Sixty years ago, the Chinese assault on India that played out as a month-long war caught India unawares. It came at a time the world’s gaze was on the Cuban missile crisis. The war ended with a ceasefire declared by China. Ever since, China has kept poking along the boundary, displaying aggressive intent […]Read More
Pakistan’s Election Commission has disqualified former prime minister Imran Khan from continuing as a Member of Parliament, holding him guilty of “corrupt practices.” The latter relates to the accusation that he sold off gifts from foreign leaders and concealed the true value of his assets. His party members and legal team said they would appeal […]Read More
New Delhi: On ‘Talking Point’, from Taipei, Shikha Aggarwal, a Scholar of Chinese elite politics, Visiting Fellow, National Chengchi University and in New York, Chen Pokong, who was a leader of the 1989 Democracy Movement, is a Political Commentator, YouTuber and Author of several books including an autobiography, ‘My China Story: Crossing the Sea of Terror’ in conversation with StratNews Global Associate Editor Amitabh P. Revi. The panel discusses China’s quinquennial Communist […]Read More
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has insisted that the Sri Lankan Government significantly increase tax revenue as percentage of its Gross Domestic Product (GDP), says Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe, adding that failure to comply would lead to a return to the infamous era of queues seen during the first half of this year. “The […]Read More
NEW DELHI: China continues to play guessing games over Taiwan, not ruling out the use of force, giving warning hints and never setting deadlines. For Xi Jinping, reunifying Taiwan with the mainland would be another feather in his cap after taking over Hong Kong and burying forever ‘One Country Two Systems’ (although he insists that […]Read More
NEW DELHI: The US National Security Strategy unveiled over the last weekend, firmly puts China in the cross hairs of Washington’s response. In this conversation on The Gist, Pankaj Saran, former deputy national security adviser and ambassador to Russia, underscores how seriously the US views the challenge from China, and the range of steps it […]Read More
NEW DELHI: In 2007, the Chinese economy recorded a stupendous growth of 14.2%. Fifteen years later, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) projects that economic growth will slow to 3.2% this year. In fact, the country may be lucky to log this, given the rapidly deteriorating global situation. Indeed, this is a stunning slowdown. And that […]Read More
NEW DELHI: The die it appears is cast. China’s president Xi Jinping has formally addressed the 20th party congress, detailing over two hours, a “work report” on achievements so far and the goals going forward. In this conversation on StratNewsGlobal, Gen. S L Narasimhan, former defence attache in China and head of the Centre for […]Read More
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