Countless Indian students trapped in firing by Russia's attack on Ukraine. Amidst the growing military crisis, many people trapped in Ukraine went there to get a medical education. While India's efforts to evacuate its citizens from the war zone continue in full swing under the government mission 'Operation Ganga', an important observation that has emerged is that. According to the Ministry of Education and Science in Ukraine, Ukraine has more than 18,095 students from India stuck in Ukraine. Pawan, a medical student, has been in Ukraine since December 2020. Earlier speaking to TOI over the phone, and on a Facebook chat late on Thursday evening, Pawan shared the ground reality of the city and requested the authorities to expedite the rescue process somehow. According to him, a...
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“Russian Troops Captured Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant”-Know Its Strategical Importance For Russia
Full-scale invasion in Ukraine which targeted its bases and cities with airstrikes and shelling by the Russian army was indeed a horrifying scene especially after they capture the nuclear plant. Brief The airfield near the capital city of Ukraine was captured by the Russian troops. they also took control of the Chernobyl nuclear plant. it's attacked Ukraine, from three sides (Land, Sea, Air). as far as the records are concerned, 137 people had been killed, including civilians. Ukraine also claimed that 7 Russian planes are shot down while 50 Russian soldiers are killed. Why is Russia Capturing Chernobyl? The Russian army has deliberately captured the Chernobyl nuclear energy Plant. Chernobyl is the shortest route to succeed in Kyiv through Belarus. However, it's not important from
Read MoreRussia-Ukraine Crisis : The Death Toll of Civilians continues To Rise
There are no formal diplomatic relations between Russia and Ukraine since 24 February 2022. The Russian Federation and Ukraine are currently at war. The Russo-Ukrainian War began in 2014 after the Russian annexation of Crimea from Ukraine. In February 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine on a broad front. Thousands of Ukrainians have fled the country since Russia's attack on Thursday. The United Nations has warned that violence could spark a wave of 5 million refugees fleeing to neighboring countries. Videos and photos on social media show an increase in pedestrian numbers near the southern and western borders, along lines of cars heading west and out of cities. 1.5 million Ukrainians were living in Poland even before the Russian invasion. People across the country...
Read MoreCrippling Impact Of Russian Invasion To Be Felt In India; Check Out Reasons
The Russia-Ukraine crisis will dent India's household budget. The first day of the conflict has already skyrocketed the fuel price. It will come as a setback to Indian consumers as Putin's military action will end the short respite in local fuel prices. It needs to be mentioned here that there has not been any hike in fuel prices since November.4 World diplomacy has failed to deter Putin from his plan of invading Ukraine. This will naturally soar up oil and gas prices putting pressure on India's oil-importing budget. Finance minister Nirmala Sitaraman warned that the global crude oil price hike will negatively affect India's financial stability. After attending the FSDC meeting she warned that the Centre was considering certain options to deal with the emerging situation. As ...
Read MoreRussia Halts Launches From French Guiana Amid European Sanctions
In reaction to the European Union's sanctions on Moscow over the invasion of Ukraine, Russia has now halted area launches from French Guiana. Dmitry Rogozin, director-preferred of Russian area employer Roscosmos tweeted, "In reaction to EU sanctions towards our enterprises, Roskosmos is postponing cooperation with European companions in organizing area launches from the Kourou cosmodrome and chickening out its technical personnel, consisting of the consolidated release crew, from French Guiana." On Friday, EU states agreed to freeze any European belongings of Russian President Vladimir Putin and his overseas minister as Ukraine's chief pleaded for quicker and greater forceful sanctions to punish Russia's invasion of his country. The pass towards Putin and his pinn...
Read MoreFinance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman To Meet PM To Discuss Russia-Ukraine Conflicts
Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday said she's going to be meeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi to debate the case arising out of the Russia-Ukraine conflict. Requests are rattled by Russia's attack on the Eastern European country. When asked whether there'll be a gathering with the Prime Minister on the Russia-Ukraine issue, Sitharaman said, "surely." On Thursday, Russian President Putin blazoned an exertion in Ukraine and also the move has raised enterprises over the chance of a full-scale military battle between the two countries. The 30- share standard Sensex crashed over points in line with the global meltdown amid the irruption of Ukraine by Russia. The recent stock behavioural pattern is not very impressive at the same time is a cause of worry amo...
Read MoreRussia is one of India’s largest arms suppliers; around 23% of Russian arms exports between 2016 and 2020 were done to this country. Russia has launched a special operation on Ukraine, which resulted in simultaneous attacks coming from the south, east and north, by land and air. Missiles and bombs rained from the sky, tanks rolled across the border, and explosions were seen across the country after Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin gave the order to attack. The attacks quickly drew condemnation from world leaders with President Joe Biden saying that the planet would hold Russia accountable. The attacks also have heralded more sanctions for Russia, with the EU's European Commission’s president Ursula von der Leyen saying that the sanctions would be its ‘harshest’ ever. These san...
Read MoreRussia-Ukraine War: What Implications Would India Face? Read On!
Germany is a part of NATO and has disinclined to supply combat troops to defend Ukraine, whereas Russia clearly sees the expansion of NATO into what it considers its strategic space as a line. Moscow is now seen as willing to use a social unit to secure its interests across what it believes should be its unquestioned sphere of influence within the former Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) and beyond but will the western powers defend Ukraine. As per various published reports, when statesmen were discussing the reunification of Germany with Helmut Kohl, it was promised by various leaders including the then US Secretary of State James Baker that NATO wouldn't expand to the East. These promises were primary to President Putin’s speech at the 2017 Security Conference in Munich w...
Read MoreUkraine-Russia War: Likely To Impact Defense Deals With India, Says Defense Experts
Senior military officers said that seeable of the Russian offensive, ongoing projects to upgrade aircraft and provide missiles would be interminably delayed, if not eventually terminated. Ukraine’s invasion by Russia will damagingly impact several of India’s ongoing programs that would, within the medium term, compromise its prospective operational efficiency. These projects include upgrading the Indian Air Force's (IAF) fleet of Antonov An32 ‘Cline’ transport aircraft and supplying critical R-27 air-to-air missiles for its multi-role Sukhoi Su-30MKI fighters. These also involve providing engines for four Indian Navy missile frigates, amongst other assorted bilateral military contracts under review and negotiation because of the Russian offensive. These ongoing projects would be int...
Read MoreIndia is trying to opt for a balanced and preventive approach in the ongoing Russia-Ukraine crisis. Earlier, India remained silent and was appealing to sort out the differences between the countries peacefully in the international community. On January 30, 2022, India abstained from voting in UNSC when the US demanded the Russia-Ukraine crisis discussion. India neither voted in favour of it nor against it. The response, however, was not surprising for many experts as in 2014 when Russia attacked Crimea, India abstained from voting in UNSC on the resolution passed by the US. The country had passed a resolution against Russia in the UNSC. Russia took India's step as a pro-Russian view. India boycotted the Winter Olympics in China where Russia aimed to promote its views on Ukrai...
Read MoreRussia-China Closeness Amid Ukraine Crisis Becomes Cause Of Worry For India
The Ukraine crisis has brought Russia close to China. A parallel situation came into being between Russia and Ukraine on one hand and China and Taiwan on the other. The possible Russian invasion of Ukraine is a distinct possibility with an aim of installing a pro-Russian govt in Kyiv. At the same time, China is also threatening to invade and annex Taiwan in the near future as the country considers it a renegade province. Against this background, the joint statement by Putin and XI during a summit on February 4 needs to be studied critically. It signals clearly that Sino-Russian relation makes no secret of their 'core interest' and therefore it is on the threshold of a deeper security alignment. What is unprecedented about the language and the cooperation of the statement is that ...
Read MoreUkraine Crisis Escalates: An Analysis Of Reasons Motivating Russia To Reach A War Situation
The erstwhile USSR, in the 1990s, disintegrated and Russia came out as a successor. But, have you ever wondered what kind of political system was established in Russia after the downfall of the communist ideology? Whenever we think of Russia, one man who comes into our mind is Vladimir Putin. Is Russia a dictatorship or a democratic or a communist country? Let's decode what kind of political system formed there after the end of 75 years of communist ideology. Many independent countries were formed out of USSR and the then President of Russia Boris Yeltsin was constantly working on reforms for the country. But it was challenging because they had started from zero. They had a baby country in front of them whose growth and prosperity was new concept that needed to be decided. In n...
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