Tag: Russia
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US facing military crisis, may lose war against Russia, China, warns panel
The panel found that America's focus on counter-insurgency operations this century resulted in it slipping in other warfighting areas such as missile defence, cyber and space operations, and anti-surface and anti-submarine warfare.
November 15, 2018 -
India, Russia discussing trade in national currencies
India and Russia have been discussing trade in their national currencies for quite some time but have not been able to arrive at a consensus so far.
November 13, 2018 -
Sergey Kapinos: India, Pakistan must cooperate to fight drugs and crime
Kapinos, who was one of the speakers at a FICCI Cascade's international conference recently, spoke to Ashok Tuteja on the margins of the meet.
November 12, 2018 -
India witnessing heavy cyber attacks from Russia, US, China
Russia accounted for most cyber attacks on India (255,589), followed by the US (103,458), China (42,544), the Netherlands (19,169) and 15,330 attacks from Germany.
November 11, 2018 -
What US elections mean to India
The mid-term election results in the United States this week show the end of one-party rule as the Democrats have recaptured the House of Representatives. All 435 seats in the House of Representatives, 35 of the 100 seats in the Senate and 36 of the 50 Governors were up for election. Both sides claimed victory. …
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November 11, 2018 -
Omar Abdullah slams Centre for ‘non-official’ talks with Taliban
This is the first time that India will be sharing talks table with the Afghan Taliban on issues of peace and stability in Afghanistan.
November 9, 2018 -
US sanctions Russians over Crimea business dealings
The sanctions will freeze any US-based assets and ban any financial transactions with the targets, who include Vladimir Zaritsky.
November 9, 2018 -
Kim Jong-un to visit Russia: South Korean envoy
The two Koreas have been technically at war for over six decades as the Korean War in the 1950s had ended with an armistice and not a peace treaty.
November 5, 2018 -
Cold War games
Thirty years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, a momentous event that had marked the end of the Cold War, a new and rather unnerving phase confronts the world. Donald Trump declared on Saturday that the US will withdraw from the nuclear arms treaty with Russia. This at once raises fears of what experts …
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October 25, 2018 -
End of the House of Saud?
Look at the strengths of Saudi Arabia today. It has been the largest oil producer for decades often stabilising prices by raising production. It still has one of the largest petroleum reserves. It has been the bedrock of OPEC. In the early days when oil prices first shot up after the 1973 Arab-Israeli War Saudi …
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October 24, 2018 -
China chides US for scrapping nuclear arms treaty with Russia
"We oppose the unilateral pull-out by the US. We have to stress that this fallout itself is wrong and it is even more wrong to bring China as a reason," Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said.
October 22, 2018 -
America to exit 1987 signed Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty with Russia
"Russia has violated the agreement. They've been violating it for many years," Trump told reporters on Saturday before boarding Air Force One to leave Nevada following a campaign rally.
October 21, 2018 -
Deal with Russia has global ramifications
For several months prior to the finalising of the defence deal that was signed in New Delhi on 4 October 2018 there were apprehensions in several quarters whether it would be signed or not. The threat of CAATSA (Countering America’s Adversaries through Sanctions Act) loomed large. In a sense it still does. Nevertheless, India and …
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October 10, 2018 -
Russian athletes to return to competition as WADA lifts doping ban
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) on Thursday lifted a ban on Russia's anti-doping agency, paving the way for Russian athletes to return to competition across all sports.
September 21, 2018 -
Talk-time on Korea~II
As the talks for a second Trump-Kim summit will soon hit the headlines, there are certain hidden factors that could affect, if not determine, the possible outcome of the summit, if it materialises. One is that the US has urged the UN Security Council for an urgent meeting as it suspects some countries are undermining …
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September 20, 2018 -
India’s defence ties with Russia will not be impacted by US sanctions: Sitharaman
Ahead of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s India visit next month, Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has clearly indicated that India will not allow its time-tested defence and security ties with Russia to be impacted by the US sanctions on military transactions with Moscow. She also said negotiations on the S-400 missile deal with Russia are almost …
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September 17, 2018 -
WADA to reinstate Russia after doping suspension: statement
The World Anti-Doping Agency has been given a green light to lift its ban on Russia’s drug-tainted testing authority after a recommendation from investigators, the global doping watchdog said Friday. A WADA statement said its independent Compliance Review Committee (CRC) had recommended that the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) be reinstated when the agency’s executive committee …
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September 15, 2018