Coronavirus: Women are stronger than men
Geneticists who specialise in studying the immune response difference between the sexes believe that women have protective powers against superbugs...
Russia’s disinformation about Covid-19 is itself a dangerous virus
In a world struggling to survive the onslaught of the invisible enemy, the Kremlin is pumping up its disinformation, inspired...
Russia’s Deep State changed Putin’s mind
When Putin became President, the Deep State expanded into politics and economics, both on a governmental level and into state-related...
Trial of Russian intelligence officers will infuriate Kremlin
It was just an ordinary flight, the sort that many of us take regularly. There were 80 children among the...
Will coronavirus rescue Trump’s failing policy on Iran?
COVID-19 has arrived in Iran at the worst possible time for its economy. Iran has been the source of dozens...
Which way Europe?
What happens in Europe should be of great interest to Indian policymakers, as Europe is at a crossroad and the...
Democracy has been trumped in America
To be fair, Donald Trump is not the sole cause of America’s democratic deficit, he simply magnifies it by his...
Putin: Riddle wrapped in mystery inside an enigma
On 15 January, he announced a radical constitutional shake-up, changes which would increase the powers of Parliament, Cabinet, and trim...
Deepfakes could destroy democracy
LONDON: Imagine this. A video appears on social media showing Narendra Modi announcing that he has converted to Islam and...
Fasten your safety belts; this could be war
One of the greatest strategic mistakes in recent times was the illegal and ill-advised US invasion of Iraq, which left...
Trump has knowingly created a nation of hate, which will help fuel his 2020 election campaign
“Hate has no place in America. Hatred warps the mind, ravages the heart and devours the soul”, said a President...
Why Pakistani women are being trafficked to China
A recent report gave a list of 629 girls and women from across Pakistan sold as brides to Chinese men....
Is NATO ‘brain dead’, or is it just a solution looking for a problem?
Soviet Union and Warsaw Pact no longer exist, so what is the purpose of NATO? Its current shape, future and...
Thirty years ago Berlin Wall collapsed, so did communism
No so-called communist country exists in the world today. They are authoritarian ‘communist-in-name-only’. “A communist is someone who’s...
Will Donald duck impeachment?
Trump’s blatant ignorance of the world has caused mayhem in the Middle East. The most threatening case for Trump’s impeachment...
China at 70: So far, so good, but what’s next?
There’s a ticking time bomb within China’s financial system in the form of huge debt-to-GDP ratio of 260%, caused by...
President Putin’s plan to weaken NATO is working
ISTANBUL: Turkey’s purchase of the Russian S-400 air defence system has presented NATO with an existential problem. Turkey appears to want...
Vladimir and Xi: Will this love-fest have a happy ending?
Putin depends more on Xi than otherwise.As China’s position gets stronger, Russia’s become weaker. London: What do you think...
Vladimir Putin faces a tricky five years. And then what?
Successive election victories, which became more and more suspect, allowed Putin to severely restrict free speech and peaceful assembly. ...
Why are Muslim countries kowtowing to China?
Quite literally, China is destroying the Uyghur Muslim identity, turning the new generation into Han Chinese. London: If you...
Ukraine approaches critical elections
Crimea, seized by Russia in 2014, and Russian supported insurrection in eastern Ukrainian Donbass region, will be uppermost in voter’s...
China accused of forced organ harvesting from prisoners of conscience
Several witnesses gave harrowing descriptions of people having their bodies cut open, some while still alive, in order to remove...
The luncheon voucher minibot which could destroy the euro
The ECB is alarmed. The euro is the glue which holds the EU together. If the euro fails, so could...
Disarray in White House could lead to catastrophe in Middle East
Trump must stop the sanctions that are hurting his allies as much as Iran. London: What is President Donald...
