Accepting the accession of the Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics and Zaporozhye and Kherson Regions, President Vladimir Putin made a frontal attack on the West and the threat it poses to the rest of the world, mentioning the Opium Wars (against China) and India’s attempt to shake off British rule … Read More
One year after it seized power in Kabul, the Taliban leadership has failed to stabilise its rule and is grappling with various jihadi groups that have found shelter in Afghanistan. The September 5, 2022, suicide attack on the Russian embassy in Darul Aman area, Kabul, that killed six persons including … Read More
The Shia-Sunni divide amongst the Taliban intensified sharply with the killing of Maulavi Mahdi, a rebel Hazara commander. The Shia-Sunni divide amongst the Taliban intensified sharply with the killing of Maulavi Mahdi, a rebel Hazara commander, who was captured at the Herat border in the morning of August 17, 2022, … Read More
Barely five weeks short of its first anniversary in power, the Taliban regime failed to address or resolve any of the serious issues facing Afghanistan, with the three-day “Great Conference of Ulema” held in Kabul (June 30-July 2, 2022) proving a damp squib. The regime took care not to designate … Read More
Abe had the foresight to appreciate the need for keeping India on the high table of world powers. The tallest leader in Japan’s post-World War II history, who raised the nation out of the guilt of its colonial past, was assassinated this morning by a lone gunman, who’s motive remains … Read More
The posts of Delhi chief minister, Delhi Legislative Assembly and Delhi Government could possibly be void ab initio despite being created by Parliament through a constitutional amendment, because the framers of the Constitution had decided that Delhi being the national capital shall be centrally-controlled and administered. Constitutional expert and former … Read More
The story of Balochistan is steeped in depredation, treachery and pillage. This region has remained, for much of its existence, on the sidelines of history. Its ethnic population has been struggling for autonomy and equity for several decades in the face of regional and global neglect and, sadly for India, … Read More
India’s Traditional Medicine systems (Ayurveda, Siddha, Unani, and Sowa Rigpa of the Himalayan ranges) and other world traditions will now be studied and preserved at the Global Centre for Traditional Medicine (GCTM) India’s medical tourism sector, largely confined to allopathic treatment (barring Kerala), received a major fillip with the World … Read More
Formidable Western control over mainstream media have muted the news that the Russian central bank has announced that it will restart buying gold from banks at a fixed price of 5,000 roubles ($52) per gram between March 28 and June 30. This price is lower than the current market value … Read More
As tanks rolled into Ukraine on February 24, 2022, the discourse from the West depicted President Vladimir Putin as a prowling hegemon bent on reviving the Russian-Soviet Empire, and President Xi Jinping as a statesman anxious about international stability. In reality, Putin is a status quoist who sought the fulfillment … Read More
