Challenges and opportunities for Indian diplomacy in 2024
The transition from 2023 to 2024 has no meaning really in geopolitics. Countries do not make New Year resolutions to usher in a more peaceful…
The De-Dollarization of World Economy: Xi-Putin Agreement, Saudi Arabia’s Shift to Yuan
The global economy has been dominated by the US dollar as the world’s reserve currency for decades, but recent developments have raised questions about the…
Russian lawmakers consider bill to seize property of Ukraine war critics | Russia-Ukraine war News
The bill would allow the state to seize property from Russians who might have left the country and criticised the war in Ukraine. Russia’s parliament…
Putin grants Russian citizenship to US boxer Kevin Johnson
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree granting citizenship to a number of prominent foreigners. Renowned US boxer Kevin Johnson, who moved to Russia…
‘I no longer have a country’: Antiwar Russians who fled unlikely to return | Russia-Ukraine war News
Evgeniy Kosgorov, a 38-year-old from Krasnodar, left Russia in June 2022 with his wife and a one-month-old son in his arms. Since the invasion of…
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 698 | Russia-Ukraine war News
As the war enters its 698th day, these are the main developments. Here is the situation on Monday, January 22, 2024. Fighting Twenty-seven people were…
At least 27 feared dead after blast strikes shopping market in Russia-held Ukrainian city of Donetsk
AT LEAST 27 people are feared dead after a deadly blast struck a market in the Russia-controlled Ukrainian city of Donetsk. Around 25 more are…
Russia says at least 25 killed in blast at Donetsk market | Russia-Ukraine war News
Authorities in Russian-controlled Donetsk accuse Ukraine of shelling the market. At least 25 people have been killed and 20 others injured after a market on…
BRICS bank to release bonds in local currencies
BRICS, a bloc of leading emerging markets, is preparing to launch new bonds in global markets, which will be available in local currencies rather than…
Putin willing to visit North Korea at ‘early date,’ Pyongyang says – POLITICO
Russian President Vladimir Putin is considering visiting North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Pyongyang soon, North Korea's state news agency KCNA reported on Sunday,…
At least 25 killed in Donetsk strike as Russian gas producer Novatek suspends terminal operations
At least 25 people have died in a marketplace after Ukrainian forces shelled the Russian-controlled city of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine, local officials said on…