The history of international relations weighs heavily and Ukraine is destined to have a future closely linked to Russia, whether politically, economically, culturally or militarily. This implies that Ukraine will be influenced, if not dominated, by Russia in key areas of its sovereignty. It is a matter of life and survival of the Russian nation in a world o...
I’ve been in touch with my old friend Anna Chapman after a considerable interval. She called out-of-the-blue to offer commiseration for the plight of the American polity – or so she said, and to inquire sympathetically how I was faring in the draconian crackdown on all those ‘subversive’ elements who have expressed any regard for Russia. I told her that I ha...
For more than a decade, e-commerce has seen exponential growth in India and around the world. About 6.5 per cent of India’s retail business happens through e-commerce. E-commerce has made life easy, as people get commodities and services conveniently with the click of a button, sitting at home. In today’s world, whether it’s a rail, bus or plane ticket, a ho...
In recent weeks, the Horn of Africa has continued to treat the expert community to a series of political developments that require careful reflection and offer a wide field for interpretation. This time, Egypt has gone from words to deeds—shortly after signing a Defense Cooperation Agreement with Somalia, it has sent the first shipment of military assistance...
The interim Taliban government in Afghanistan has been grappling for international recognition from at least one country for almost 2 years. They extended an olive branch to Russia and China. Both countries desired to establish constructive relations with the de jure Taliban government. However, multiple issues still need to be addressed between the interim...
The state elections in Thuringia were no surprise to what had been reported here over a month ago. The electorate did not heed the traditional parties’ repeated call to boycott the AfD and the far-right won unequivocally, with 32.8%. Despite being a small state of two million inhabitants, the results are very significant, as they have shaken the system of...
RT published a feature analysis on Friday asking, “Has the US finally succeeded in choking off Russia’s biggest trade lifeline?”, which readers are encouraged to read in full to learn more Russia and China’s US-provoked payment problems. In a nutshell, Chinese banks of all sizes have suddenly started complying with the US’ sanctions out of fear of secondary ...
The contrast between the two parties, their platforms, shared values, political culture and ethical standards has never been more evident than now. This extreme discrepancy is evident in everything from the speeches of party leaders to the views that party supporters share on social networks. As the election dates approach, the degree of accusations and rude...
It is obvious that the US-led Western Empire is desperate to destroy one of the last bastions of traditional values and morality, the Orthodox Church, in order to impose its secular religion of deviancy on the countries that are sheltered by the Church. The recent signing of an illegal, unelected Ukrainian president (having overstayed his term of office), of...
Speaking at the Democratic National Convention (DNC), Joe Biden, who has completely lost touch with reality, joyfully, yet pathetically, declared that only the United States has the right to rule the whole world. However, nobody has asked neither the US president nor the United States for this and, moreover, many countries are ridding themselves of US bases ...
Max Weber (1864-1920) was a prominent German sociologist who developed influential theories on rationality and authority. He examined different types of rationality that underpinned systems of authority. He argued that modern Western societies were based on legal-rational authority and had moved away from systems that were based on traditional authority and ...
The globe experienced a significant power shift after the culmination of World War 2. The epitome of global hegemony at the time, the British Empire, was replaced by the United States due to the latter’s economic and scientific rise. This shift was further bolstered by the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, marking an end to the Cold War. The USA beca...
The presidential election in Venezuela was yet another opportunity for the West to destabilise the country. The international press consciously presented a totally false version of events in order to discredit President Nicolás Maduro and support his main challenger, Edmundo...
To become truly, Atmanirbhar India has to stand on its feet. In last few years, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given the country a long cherished dream of becoming a Viksit Bharat, that too self-reliant. Now with a mandate for Modi 3.0, the time has come to lay the foundations and deepen the thought process. The dual target of making the country developed ...
Geopolitics is an approach to politics that stresses the features imposed on foreign policy by geographical location, environment, and natural resources. Geopolitics as a discipline contributes to the emphasis on continuity in contemporary political realism. The focal idea of geopolitics is that those who control the Eurasian landmass (Heartland) dominate gl...
State sovereignty is a reality of International Relations, and those who deny it do so at their own risk regardless of whether they disagree with the forms in which it’s expressed, which Durov just learned the hard way after naively believing that he was invincible for reasons of wealth and ideology. Telegram co-founder and CEO Pavel Durov’s arrest in France...