Tag: Vladimir Putin
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Hundred Years After
One hundred years after World War I ended, the saddest thought on Armistice Day must be the almost relentless danger of wars and extremism that have threatened the world’s peace and prosperity. Storm-centres dot the world of 2018 and much as the leaders of Europe and the US commemorated the fallen on November 11 ~ …
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November 13, 2018 -
Constitutionally perilous
Donald Trump’s counter-blast has astonished the United States of America and not the least because of its timing. And seldom in the country’s history has the presidency been mired in the kind of turmoil that it now contends with ~ two years after the presidential election and two days after the midterm convulsion. The Democrats’ …
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November 12, 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 -
Donald Trump declines Republic Day invite, cites ‘scheduling constraints’
Trump's decision comes at a time when there have been differences between the two countries over India's defence deal with Russia and purchase of oil from Iran.
October 30, 2018 -
Russia, China spying on Donald Trump’s cellphone calls, claims report
The American intelligence agencies had learned that China and Russia were eavesdropping on the President's cellphone calls from human sources inside foreign governments and intercepting communications between foreign officials.
October 25, 2018 -
India needs Russia for more than weapons
India may risk US sanctions, knowing it may hurt the US equally too, but would neither surrender its interest in Chabahar or stop oil procurements.
October 23, 2018 -
India in touch with US on missile deal with Russia, oil purchases from Iran
The missile deal has upset the US since India went ahead with it, ignoring Washington’s threat of punitive action under the Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (CAATSA).
October 18, 2018 -
Missiles from Russia
After wide-ranging talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Vladimir Putin, Indian and Russia on October 5 signed the $5 billion S-400 Triumf missile defence system deal in New Delhi, bolstering its shield against possible air attacks from Pakistan and China. They also signed eight other agreements, including one on cooperation in India’s ambitious …
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October 18, 2018 -
Women of substance at the top
The 2016 political thriller ‘The Committee’, written by the popular American author Terry E. Hill, is a fantastic mixture of political conspiracies, manipulation and mysticism. ‘The Committee’, a secret one, is headed by a mysterious New Orleans family of Creole women with ancestors from Europe. ‘The Committee’ has chosen every US president for the last …
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October 11, 2018 -
Modi-Putin summit: India-Russia to sign defence, energy deals
The Modi-Putin summit beginning could also witness the signing of crucial energy deals between the two countries.
October 3, 2018 -
Putin to visit India next week for summit with Modi
Russian President Vladimir Putin will visit India on 4-5 October for the 19th India-Russia annual bilateral summit, it was officially announced here on Friday.
September 28, 2018 -
Russian President Vladimir Putin on 2-day India visit from Oct 4
In May, Modi had travelled Russian coastal city of Sochi for an informal summit with Putin during which they discussed a range of crucial issues.
September 28, 2018 -
Days after India-US ‘2+2’ dialogue, Vladimir Putin set to visit Delhi in October
The two countries are looking at the possibility of signing a series of agreements, including some defence deals, following the summit between the two leaders. This will be the third meeting between Narendra Modi and Vladimir Putin this year
September 14, 2018 -
Sushma Swaraj leaves for Russia to prepare ground for Vladimir Putin’s India visit
The meeting of the commission is to be co-chaired by Swaraj and Yuri Borisov, Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation.
September 13, 2018 -
Russia is peace-loving state: President Vladimir Putin
He highlighted the important role the three have been playing in maintaining the stability of the Euro-Asiatic region.
September 13, 2018 -
Suspects in Skripal poisoning civilians, not criminals: Vladimir Putin
UK Home Secretary Sajid Javid warned that the men will be caught and prosecuted if they ever step out of Russia.
September 12, 2018 -
Spy poisoning
Relations between Britain and Russia, soured since the “novichok poisoning” of Sergei and Yulia Skripal in Salisbury last March, have plummeted by an exceptional degree with Theresa May’s startling disclosure in the House of Commons, of a kind that verily puts the Kremlin on notice. The two Russians, who were named and charged, have been …
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September 10, 2018