Russia

Putin’s India visit will aim to shape global multipolarity

The 23rd India-Russia bilateral summit in New Delhi will take place at a time when Moscow is seeking to rebalance global power

Putin plays his Trump card as Ukraine war enters warp speed

Ending the Ukraine war edges closer, but the potential of a nuclear incident looms as bright as ever. Could Putin do the unthinkable to achieve his war goals?

Could Modi’s Ukraine visit be a harbinger of peace?

India is aware that both Moscow and Kyiv are as yet unwilling to sit at the negotiating table to end the war.

Why the Sino-Russian partnership is a nightmare for NATO

The Sino-Russian strategic relationship partly led to NATO’s creation, but Western leaders should avoid conflating ideological issues with strategic problems.

‘The world will be defined by a unique global legitimacy crisis in the coming years’

EXCLUSIVE: Maha Hosain Aziz in conversation with Sanjay Kapoor

2+2 dialogue: What it is in store for India?

In signing COMCASA during the 2+2, India has made a decision that the US is necessary to deal with China, but what happens to relations with Russia and Iran

“The world changed because of 1979”: Satish Jacob on the Afghan-Soviet War and its relevance today

Satish Jacob was one of the first Indian reporters on the ground in Afghanistan during the Soviet invasion of 1979. For over 40 years, Jacob has witnessed history in the making again and again. In this conversation with HNFP, he narrates the story of the 1979 Afghan-Soviet War and how it changed the world. Also below is a brief explainer on the way this war reshaped the world.

UN Security Council Debates Poisoning of Ex-Spy

The poisoning of Sergei Skripal threatens to throw the world of out balance. Russia wants to establish proof that it had nothing to do with the incident

The Football World Cup and the New Cold War

The mysterious poisoning of a former Russian double agent has triggered an inevitable cold war which has deleterious effects for a world already breaking up into old-familiar blocs

Vladimir Putin re-elected as the Russian president

“It’s very important to maintain this unity. We will think about the future of our great Motherland,” said Putin.