A just peace?
The phone conversation between Presidents Donald Trump and President Vladimir Putin has set the stage for a potential diplomatic breakthrough in the Ukraine war.
The phone conversation between Presidents Donald Trump and President Vladimir Putin has set the stage for a potential diplomatic breakthrough in the Ukraine war.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has said in a televised address that the Ukraine war has obtained features of a global conflict after attacks by Western missiles on Russia's Kursk and Bryansk regions.
During the phone call, Trump also reminded the Russian President of US military's presence in Europe.
Even in war with Ukraine, Russia didn't choose to deploy supersonic cruise missiles that possibly prompted the domestic developer here to expedite the NG (next generation) variant of the 'fastest' lethal weapon on earth, one of the key scientists in the mission said today.
A little over a quarter century ago when the book Third Millennium Equipoise came out with its final blueprint for ridding the world of nuclear weapons linked to UN Security Council reforms, there were only five countries that possessed nuclear weapons.
The G20 development ministers' meeting held in Varanasi on Monday failed to reach a consensus on the Russia-Ukraine war as differences arose between member nations over inclusion of its reference in the final outcome document and Chair's summary, with China and Russia objecting to it.
The Ukraine war is a litmus test of Principle over Practicality, with Nato (basically the US calling the shots), having a mindset that the principle of sovereignty overrides everything else.
India has maintained a steady relationship with Russia, Iran and Afghanistan as well as enhanced tieups in the name of democratic solidarity in the form of the Quad comprising India, Australia, Japan and the United States.
Staring at a bleak future, Ukraine continues to bleed a victim of its old and new protectors. Mahatma Gandhi’s words are totally apt for Ukraine: ‘What difference does it make to the dead, the orphans and the homeless, whether the mad destruction is wrought under the name of totalitarianism or in the holy name of liberty or democracy?’
Amidst the ensuing mayhem and unrest, the strategic eye on the ball in terms of checkmating the future risks from Beijing are still firmly in place, as validated by the conceptualisation of the ‘Quad Fund’.
