Drishtikone Newsletter #344: Nupur Sharma and the Geopolitical Storm
Nupur Sharma's case opened up many cans of worms on the geopolitical front. US, Qatar, Saudis/UAE, Russia and the West have a lot going. Let us look at the complete picture.
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Nupur Sharma's case opened up many cans of worms on the geopolitical front. US, Qatar, Saudis/UAE, Russia and the West have a lot going. Let us look at the complete picture.
Wars in Afghanistan, Iraq and Ukraine have not been about winning. But Profits. From prepping the society by Democracy Promotion to takeover by Private Militias. It is a play for profits. A detailed account of the behind the scenes games in Ukraine since the 1980s.
Islamists have pushed the world to redefine itself in recent years due to global terror attacks. Often the underlying trigger or sentiment for this terrorism is expressed in an anti-West narrative. Strangely, and interestingly, one often sees Islamists and Communists working together closely, despite how the communist regimes in Russia
There is no doubt now how Russia targeted the Americans with social media ads during the 2016 elections. And this has come out during the Mueller investigations. > Democrats on the House intelligence committee have released more than 3,500 Facebook ads that were created or promoted by a Russian internet
Pakistan strongly believes [https://www.thenews.com.pk/amp/383022-s-400-system-to-destabilise-strategic-stability-in-region-pakistan?__twitter_impression=true] that India’s decision to buy Russian S-400 air defence system “will further destabilize strategic stability in South Asia besides leading to a renewed arms race,” said the Pakistan Foreign Office in a statement. On Friday, Foreign
India and Russia will hold their 18th bilateral summit on Friday. It will be a record of sorts given that such summits have been held without any hiccups or interruptions. Below are some milestones in the India Russia relationship since Vladimir Putin became President. source [https://www.youtube.com/watch?
Putting all speculation of the timing to rest, India and Russia will sign a deal on supply of five Russian S-400 air defence systems this week when Russian President Vladimir Putin arrives in India for the annual summit, his top foreign policy aide Yury Ushakov told the media in Moscow.
Republicans opponents initially started off an “oppositonal research” on Donald Trump by hiring an MI6 agent who had been in Russia in the 1990s and had strong connections there even now. After the GOP primaries, the funding of the effort was then taken up by Democrats. What that led to
The power struggles of South Asia will define the future of the terrorism in the world in the next 4-5 years. And the cards are stacked heavily against India at the moment. Despite the best efforts of Doval and Modi to counter Pakistan, the Pakistani establishment has once again aligned
In June, when it seemed very difficult that such a result will actually happen, it did. Britain voted – with a 52% vote – to leave the European Union. It was a referendum of the British people to see where they stood on this issue. In the run-up to the Brexit vote,
Heinz-Christian Strache, is the head of Austria’s anti-immigrant Freedom Party. A party pushing for revival of the Nazi White Supremacist movement in Europe. It was founded by former Nazis after the World War II. On Dec 19, Strache shared something extremely explosive on his Facebook page. That, he had
In an innocuously named – Stability and Democracy for Ukraine Act (or STAND for Ukraine Act [https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/5094/text]) bill – there are provisions that deter Russia from overstepping the line of aggression. It intends to convert into law the Obama measures of sanctions against Russia
The world is seeing a strange situation develop. There is a transfer of power happening in the US. A transfer which has been manipulated and impacted to a large extent by the Russians (the hacking and exposes on Hillary Clinton’s emails by Wikileaks were engineered by Russia!). And, as
In today’s political climate in the US, where divisions are so wide that one can often get confuse whether the two camps are citizens of the same country or representatives of two enemy countries! USofA has been known as the beacon of hope and opportunity the world over for
Trump is unraveling and the meltdown has begun to accelerate.Time magazine [http://time.com/4447985/inside-donald-trump-meltdown/] has covered this as the main story now. 5 Reasons Why Trump Is a Danger to US and the World #TrumpTrain #HillaryClinton [https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwp.me%
Remember the meteor over Russia that exploded? It was a once in a century event. Last time such a massive meteor of this size hit the earth was in 1908! And unlike the initial estimate of 10 tons that the scientists had of this meteor; it is now believed to
People in Russia saw the heavens send shower of blazing rocks. It saw a meteor blast followed by a meteorite shower. The sound shockwave sent out by the series of explosions was deafening! > More than 500 people were injured when a meteorite shot across the sky and exploded over central
On Point Radio’s Tom Ashbrook looks into the Global profile of American adoption of kids. > Russia, Guatemala, and more are slamming the door on American adoptions. Is the great age of international adoption behind us? > Americans know international adoption well. Look around. There are families all over with adopted
Ideological Subversion is a method of cultural warfare – is a slow method – to change the perception of reality, where despite the availability of abundance of information, citizens of a country cannot make out the reality. Yuri Bezmenov was trained in Russia by the KGB and served as a “journalist” in
As India is celebrating the Maha Kumbh, it seems Russians also have something similar – which now has become more of a “Health Benefit” event – thanks to the Ice Water Swimming group people. But there is a religious reason also. One difference between Russian practice and MahaKumbh is that Russians don’
This is unacceptable. Just because people are not aware and ignorance is being misused – criminally, I would say – to hurt a population without its knowledge! In the coming years, the health impact of this on an entire population could be nothing short of devastating. I’m hoping, that people start
Interestingly, Hillary Clinton has recently hinted that it may be happening. > Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said the United States was trying to prevent Russia and its allies from turning into something resembling the Soviet Union under the guise of economic integration. > “There is a move to re-Sovietise the region,
While Cold War with USSR has long been over thanks to Gorbachev; but is it intelligent to wish all that will never come back? Or is Russia, in a nostalgic flashback trying to get its colonies back [http://english.pravda.ru/russia/politics/09-11-2012/122751-russia_nato_asia-0/] ? > Russia agreed to
Ayn Rand has a cult like popularity in India. That we all know [http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2009/10/19/howard_roark_in_new_delhi] and see how she is so respected [http://ergosum.wordpress.com/2006/09/16/why-is-ayn-rand-respected-more-in-india/] . She, born a Russian, was a laissez-faire queen and
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