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
Europe and the tremors of a Trump Presidency
With Trump in power the European Union could well be under an existential threat
Hardnews Bureau Delhi
Tango and a Bloodbath: US-Russia attempts to recover from the deadlock
Participation in the Rio Olympics could be behind the recent US-Russia diplomatic engagement
Shubhda Chaudhary 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
No rain, and the embers of hate glow
Editorial: November 2015
Hardnews Bureau Delhi
India has a long experience in dealing with Terrorism: Peter Varghese
Hardnews met with Secretary Varghese to hear his views on Islamic State, gangster Chhota Rajan and the Adani Group’s investments in Australia. Excerpts
Sanjay Kapoor Delhi
Russia’s Grand Game in West Asia
Moscow has worked to regain political will and military capability and its role in Syria has put it at centrestage alongside the US in the oil-rich region
Lt Gen Rameshwar Yadav Delhi
MH 17: Conflicted air space
International relations hang in the balance of recent probes into culpability for the MH 17 travesty
Hardnews Bureau Delhi
Snowden: To spy or not to spy
Khushboo Khatra Delhi
BIZARRE, THE NEW NORMAL
On July 17, a scheduled Malaysian Airlines aircraft, MH 17, that took off from Amsterdam’s Schipol airport, was shot down over war-torn Ukraine. This was the second time in six months that an airline’s aircraft had met with such a tragedy. In March, another Malaysian aircraft, MH 370, disappeared into thin air. In spite of naval fleets from six countries scouring the Indian Ocean in what has become the largest and most expensive search mission in history, its wreckage remains to be found. But the disappearance ended up triggering a million conspiracy theories.