Will Vladimir Putin be celebrating his birthday in India?
In a fast-changing global scenario, Narendra Modi wants to use Vladimir Putin's birthday party as a way to re-commit India to its age-old ally, Russia
Vladimir Putin
Putin to be inaugurated for fourth term as President of Russia
Vladimir Putin is set to be sworn in for a fourth term as President of Russia after winning the election in March. He has been in power for 18 years, whether as President or Prime Minister, and opponents have likened his tenure to the reign of a tsar, or emperor, said a BBC News report on Monday.
China’s BRI runs into a wall
Smaller nations like Nepal and Sri Lanka are increasingly subjecting the Chinese investment model to greater scrutiny as they realise that it takes away more from them than it offers
Bear Hug from Mediterranean to Indian Ocean
Russia has unveiled a new strategic paradigm
Lt Gen Rameshwar Yadav Delhi
Obama warns action against Russia
The outgoing president threatens a retaliatory strike, but that may be unlikely given the little time he has left and Trump’s affinity for Putin
Hardnews Bureau Delhi
Russia’s sudden withdrawal from Syria has perplexed many
Given that Russia was making some much needed headway in breaking down the ISIS stranglehold in Syria and bringing peace to the region, it is puzzling as to why Putin has decided to withdraw his forces abruptly
Hardnews Bureau Delhi
Fallacy of Peak Oil
Since the peak of June 2014, the price of oil has plummetted by about 70%. At the time when the price was in the vicinity of $140 per barrel, no one really believed it could ever come down. So-called oil experts talked about “peak oil” theory and how the petroleum reserves were dwindling and so the price of oil would never fall below $100 per barrel. Think-tanks that put out regular updates scared people by saying a barrel of Brent crude could cost about $200. This was a scary scenario for consumers, but music to those economies that live off commodities.