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From Sanctions to Nuclear Deterrence: Europe’s Peace Plan for Ukraine

With almost two months behind since the start of negotiations between the United States and Russia on the war in Ukraine, Russia’s recent deadly missile attacks on Zelenskyy’s hometown Kryvyi Rih on April 4 and the Ukrainian city of Sumy on April....

Europe News Digest (1-15 April, 2025)

Trump Unveils 10% Tariff on all Imports to US and 20% on the EU
US President Donald Trump unveiled the much-anticipated “Liberation Day” reciprocal tariffs in a speech at the White House Rose Garden, imposing a minimum 10% tariff on a....

Myanmar - Russia Partnership: Deepening Strategic Ties

Chairman of the State Administration Council (SAC) of Myanmar, Min Aung Hlain conducted ‘an official goodwill visit’[1] to Russia, accompanied by other members of SAC and sen....

Making Sense of Trump’s Ukraine U-turn

The US President Donald Trump’s friendlier stance towards the Russian President Vladimir Putin, on the one hand, and fiery altercation with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, on the other, has baffled the world. Within the US, the Democrats ha....

Europe News Digest (16-28 February, 2025)

Starmer says US 'Backstop' Needed for Ukraine Peace Deal
Sir Keir Starmer has said any Ukraine peace deal would require a "US backstop" to deter Russia from attacking its neighbour again. Speaking after a hastily convened meeting with Eur....

16th BRICS Summit: Key Takeaways

The 16th BRICS summit in Kazan, Russia on 22-24 October, 2024 marks a watershed moment since the group’s evolution, as it was the first after induction of four new members, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran and the UAE. The key highlights from the Kazan summit....

Review of the 21st Valdai Discussion Club Meeting

In a wide ranging four hour long open and frank interaction with the participants of the Valdai Discussion Club (VDC) meeting held in Sochi on 07 Nov 2024, Putin touched upon a variety of issues ranging from the rise of new multilateralism, the prosp....

The Kursk Incursion – An Analysis

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This work attempts to analyse the issues related to the recent incursion of Ukrainian forces in the Kursk region of Russia. In that, it examines the so-called 'gains' from such an incursion in the light of existing realities.
Portents of the Xi-Putin Meeting of May 2024

Summits between Russian President Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping are invariably closely monitored in world capitals, especially since the onset of Russia’s war with Ukraine in 2022 and the two having declared a “no limits friendship”! C....

Global Developments and Analysis: Weekly Monitor (17-23 June 2024)

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China's influence on U.N. space agency grows as top funder
China has been making the largest voluntary contribution to a United Nations outer space agency in recent years, underscoring the country's growing ambition i....

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