Tag: war

Cost of battle

The two combatants in the European conflict recorded significant increases, Russia spending 9.2 per cent more for overall expenditure of about $86.4 billion while Ukraine saw a 640 per cent jump in spending to put away a whopping 34 per cent of its national budget on military needs

April 25, 2023

A test of will Vol. 

effective policies both overseas and domestically. American support for Kyiv is important for preserving the stability of countries that are friendly to the US and which offer an alternative model to the despotic systems seen today in Moscow, Beijing, Tehran and Pyongyang 

March 15, 2023

Taiwan Prepares

If China becomes adventurous and militarily attacks Taiwan, the US most likely would intervene as broader geopolitical considerations are involved. If such a situation unfolds it would cause incalculable damage to China’s military, economy and civilian infrastructure, and result in China’s total isolation from the global economy and international organisations. So, China would have nothing to gain but everything to lose.

January 2, 2023

This age of anger needs a renewed push for peace

The 2022 Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO) annual conflict study reported that in 2021, 54 state-based conflicts occurred in 35 countries, with nearly 85,000 battle-related deaths.

January 1, 2023

Ukraine wants to end war, says Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba

Kuleba suggested the training of Ukrainian soldiers outside the country to learn how to use the US Patriot air defense system

December 28, 2022

Overhyped?

According to veteran foreign policy expert Michael E. O’Hanlon, “we are tending towards overhyping the China threat in a way that could raise the risks of war.”

December 7, 2022

PM declares war on corruption

The PM emphasised that there was no requirement for institutions acting against the corrupt and corruption like the CVC to work on any political agenda but to work towards making the lives of ordinary citizens simpler.

November 3, 2022

At UNSC, Jaishankar highlights China’s stranglehold on sanctioning terrorists

He said that India backed independent investigations into the killings in Bucha, a city in Ukraine where more than 400 bodies were found in April after Russian troops withdrew from there.

September 23, 2022

France, US hail PM Modi’s advice to Putin over Ukraine

Apart from the UNGA, PM Modi's statement became popular and was praised by international media.

September 21, 2022

Ukraine forces tricked Russia with disinformation campaign

On August 29, Ukraine's southern command announced that the long-anticipated offensive in the Kherson region had begun.

September 11, 2022

Monuments and memories

Public memory is not uniform or static. Statues and memorials erected in the years after the second world war are prime examples.

September 10, 2022

Total war

It ought to give Southeast Asian nations, not to mention countries such as India and Australia, pause for thought at the very least.

September 1, 2022

Pakistan, India can’t afford another war: Shehbaz Sharif

"We want permanent peace with India through dialogue as war is not an option for either of the countries," The News quoted the premier as saying said while speaking to a group of students from the Harvard University.

August 20, 2022

An enforceable global law needed to curb terrorism

Freedom from terrorism is just one important element in the larger scheme of things - climate emergency, unprecedented economic crisis, massive social breakdown, to list just a few.

August 18, 2022

War or peace, the truth suffers

 The ministries of information in our patch have remained a euphemism for the state’s propaganda overdrive targeting its own people mainly, come peace or war.

August 11, 2022

View from Kiev

The view from Kiev is that even a limited cease-fire, forget an end to hostilities, presents two grave perils for Ukraine.

August 6, 2022

Asian countries appeal for peace amidst escalating China-US tension over Taiwan

Asian countries are fearing another full scale war in near future and are trying to convince China and US to de-escalate the growing tension.

August 4, 2022