Tag: Russia
India’s Air Force needs 200 more fighter aircraft
The defence should not be left to generalist administrators or to purely military users who may not factor in India’s overall geopolitical needs and...
Syria, a master chess move by Russia
Syria has become the most successful military and diplomatic operation by Russia in today’s time and it has the potential to build greater peace...
CIA says Soviets planted fake reports in Times of India, Hindustan...
The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)’s recent declassified documents show that most of the Indian media houses were used by Soviets to plant news. The...
Russia cuts its key interest rate amid sustained inflation drop
Key interest rate cut by Russia
The Russian Central Bank lowered on Friday its key interest rate by 0.5 percentage points to 10...
Moscow might cut diplomatic ties with Kiev: Russian PM
Russia's president may sever diplomatic ties with Ukraine if there are no other options available, Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said on Friday amid...
‘Last Chance’: From Iron to Nuclear Curtain
Ukraine is still the focal point of instability in Eastern Europe. It is the frontier from which the world has moved from an Iron...
Global implications of Brexit
Brexit stands for Britain exiting the European Union. On June 23, 2016, Britain held a referendum on whether to exit the European Union. The...
Russia Near Abroad, Part 6 – Wrapping it up
One should consider these figures, in the interactive graphs above and below, as approximate since different sources have different figures. In any case, certain...
Turkey, Russia start mending ties
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan sent his apologies to his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin over the death of a Russian pilot of the downed...
