Vladimir Putin has set conditions for the end of Russia’s offensive as his forces shelled Ukraine’s Kharkiv. Russia ‘Wants Agreement’, Ukraine demands ‘Ceasefire’ and demanded that all Russian forces withdraw from the Belarusian border during talks between Kyiv and Moscow.
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Russia sent troops into Ukraine on Thursday, with President Vladimir Putin declaring a special military operation to “demilitarize and denazify” the country. Moscow has since told Kiev that it would consider negotiating with the Zelensky government if it agrees to discuss neutral status for the country, among other things.
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View More Ukraine ready to discuss neutrality, Zelensky says
“What the West is doing now is the exact opposite of what Nixon did back then,” Adrian Geiges, a co-author of the forthcoming “Xi Jinping: The Most Powerful Man in the World,” told me. “Russia and China are not natural partners. They are partners because of the common enemy — the United States and Western Europe.”
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The Indian Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has expressed strong opposition to Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong’s disparaging remarks about Indian parliamentarians, and has raised the issue with Singapore’s High Commissioner in Delhi.
WATCH the video, and READ the Full Transcript of Speech by PM Lee Hsien Loong on the Report of the Committee of Privileges at the Parliament Sitting on 15 February 2022.
View More India objects to Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong’s remarks on democracy and ‘criminal’ Indian MPs
China and Nicaragua re-established diplomatic ties on Thursday (Dec 9) after the country broke relations with Taiwan, boosting Beijing in a part of the world long considered the United States’ backyard and and angering Washington.
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View More Nicaragua breaks ties with Taiwan in a blow to US, Taiwan
The incident strongly suggested that military and intelligence assessments were flawed, and in the worst-case scenario, the security forces’ actions will be labeled as a “case of mistaken identity,” and total immunity from any legal action under AFSPA will be sought.
By Augustine R.
View More India’s AFSPA: India’s Security Forces kill at least 13 Naga Civilians in Nagaland, is it a necessity or misuse of power?
Hardening its stand on peace talks with the government, the National Socialist Council of Nagalim has said its position on the demand for a separate Naga national flag and constitution is unchanged.
View More NSCN firm on separate flag, constitution
The prospect of resolving the Indo-Naga political conflict is more remote today than it was a decade ago. On both sides, a culture of distrust has grown. The most pressing question is not what type of solution will be found, but whether the situation can be resolved before another major confrontation breaks out.
By Augustine R.
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