Unraavelling Geopolitics
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Perilous Consequences Of The AI Revolution In Drone Warfare Spurred By Ukraine Conflict
For centuries, artillery was known as the ‘King of Battle’ relied upon by military commanders to rain hell on their adversaries. However, with the introduction of combat airplanes in the mid-1940s, also called as ‘flying artillery’, big guns got a bit sidelined, especially in the advanced Western-style militaries like the United States, NATO countries and Israel. With the war in Ukraine, artillery…
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Putin’s Kowtowing To China Is Hurting Russian Businesses
The most prominent of these reports is the one published by the pro-Kremlin Russian daily, Izvestia, in early August, according to which, around 98% of Chinese banks are refusing payment transfers from Russia, both in the Chinese yuan and the Russian Ruble, due to the fear of US’ secondary sanctions targeting financial institutions that were helping Russia. Alexey Razumovsky, the commercial direct…
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Is Beijing Preparing For Another Confrontation With India At The Border Soon?
The trajectory of Sino-Indian relations in recent months has raised expectations of a potential thaw between the two countries. Nothing wrong with seeking stable relations with neighbors but New Delhi should exercise caution, as the discourse within the Chinese strategic community has been suggestive of further deterioration of relations in the coming months. Officials from Indian and China held t…
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India’s Leading Shipyard Signs US$54M Deal with German Shipping Company for Cargo Vessels
One of India’s major state-owned shipbuilding company has been awarded a USD 54 million contract by a German shipping company for building 4 commercial ships of 7,500 Dead Weight Tonnage (DWT) each. Kolkata-based Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers (GRSE) has signed an agreement with Carsten Rehder Schiffsmakler and Reederei GmbH & Co., KG Germany for the construction and delivery of four multi-…
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Long-range ATACMS Missiles Could Rapidly Reverse The Recent Russian Gains In Ukraine
Ukraine will soon receive more long-range Army Tactical Missile Systems (ATACMS) from the U.S. after the U.S. House of Representatives passed a legislation approving more than $60 billion in aid to Ukraine on April 20. “Today we have a result: everything has been decided in the ATACMS negotiations for Ukraine,” the Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in a tweet on April 22. Ukraine receive…
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China Rapidly Tightening Its Stranglehold On Russia
The war in Ukraine may soon reduce Russia’s position in the world as a mere storehouse of commodities for China. The data from Chinese customs administration show that the Russian economy is fast becoming dependent on trade with China to remain afloat. It is well known how after the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022, the west cut off Russia from the global financial system and stopped importing …
