Bharat Rakshak

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The Graham-Whitehouse amendment allows the sale and proceeds from assets - including seized mega-yachts, private jets, mansions, and expensive art - from sanctioned Russian oligarchs and entities supporting Putin to be used to the benefit of the Ukrainian people. That by every account is illegal. S...

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The Graham-Whitehouse amendment allows the sale and proceeds from assets - including seized mega-yachts, private jets, mansions, and expensive art - from sanctioned Russian oligarchs and entities supporting Putin to be used to the benefit of the Ukrainian people. I can see why it passed the senate ...

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Eklavyaji, definition of authoritarian depends on the wielder of the term. One can point to many publications from the very same member nations of NATO that have termed Modiji as authoritarian. I think the reference here is to the CPC/PLA threat of using military force against India, Taiwan, Japan,...

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Jens Stoltenberg, Secretary General of NATO, in the FT: Stoltenberg: Putin is getting the opposite of what he wanted — more Nato, not less By Jens Stoltenberg The writer is secretary-general of Nato The year 2022 has been the most challenging for European security since the second world war. It has ...

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President Zelensky’s address to the US Congress:

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The Economist: Briefing: Ukraine's fateful winter Russia and Ukraine A fateful winter KYIV We interview Volodymyr Zelensky and his top generals about the war’s crucial next phase Two books stand out in the stacks resting on the desk of Volodymyr Zelensky, Ukraine’s president. One is a collection of ...

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There was a serious attempt (300 troops) by the PLA to capture Indian territory. This attempt was soundly defeated by the Indian Army and the PLA had to withdraw. The government has done exactly the right thing by informing the nation. Only the losers in the CPC/PLA benefit from silence on this topic.

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SSridhar wrote:Chinese army has gone down to Hooliganism and streetfighting says Gen Naravane - ToI

Not just their army. Even their “diplomats” (CPC cadre most likely) behave like street thugs and hooligans:

China diplomats leave UK over Manchester protester attack

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There are 50,000 PLA massed across the LAC in E Ladakh. Matters can get heated at any time. IAF job is to protect the country. If they have bought it, it is needed, and it works.

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^^^ Russia invaded Ukraine (a sovereign independent democratic nation), not Japan or Australia. China is a menace to all its neighbours, not Japan or Australia. China proliferated nuclear weapons to Pakistan, not Japan or Australia. India has common interests with Japan and Australia in countering C...

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Important to keep in mind that a China without colonial baggage is India's interest and not a fractured China. Beg to differ. An independent Tibet, Xinjiang and Taiwan are very much in India’s interest. India borders Tibet, not China. Indian Army should be at the border between Tibet and China (to ...

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Japan, like Australia, is not a friend of India. Take that for what it is worth. India, Japan and Australia are fellow democracies with significant capabilities and with a common interest in resisting CPC/PLA imperialism. Russia is a friend of India but it’s rising dependence on China is very subop...

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Ukraine war: How Germany ended reliance on Russian gas "Energy security for this winter is guaranteed," the Chancellor Olaf Scholz told MPs in the German parliament on Wednesday morning. Not only are the country's gas stores full; the result, in part, of a frantic - and expensive - buying...

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^^^ Lisa-ji, the link is going to a document issued before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Here is the text of the leaders’ declaration: https://mea.gov.in/Uploads/PublicationDocs/35896_G20_Bali_Leaders_Declaration_2022_Bali_15_16_November_2022.pdf Extract: 3. This year, we have also witnessed the war...

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NATO will have total air dominance. Russia couldn’t take Kiev and couldn’t hold on to Kherson; how is it possible to talk about Germany, UK, etc.

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The west is not trying to take Russian barrels out of the market altogether. If they do that, India will have to buy from OPEC and drive up the “international” oil price further, which will also hurt western consumers. What the West is trying to do is reduce Russia’s revenues from selling its oil. ...

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National governments in the West can and will bring enforcement actions under their own sanction laws E.g. the penalty for violating sanctions in the U.S. can include prison sentence of up to 30 years. Operative words: "own sanction laws". In a global environment, they are illegal. But, c...

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The West has no idea what they are doing: * None of the nations participating in the sanctions are at war with Russia - making the sanctions illegal. Yup * (So too the grab of Russian reserves) * There is nothing called "circumventing" illegal sanctions National governments in the West ca...

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The west is not trying to take Russian barrels out of the market altogether. If they do that, India will have to buy from OPEC and drive up the “international” oil price further, which will also hurt western consumers. What the West is trying to do is reduce Russia’s revenues from selling its oil. T...

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India doesn’t need Western markets for insurance. As for ships, if India need Western ships, Russia will have to sell the oil below the price cap set by the G7 and Australia. Even this would be primarily symbolic, I expect. There is always the ability to pay the difference on some other contract. Ci...

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yellen says India can buy as much Russian oil as it wants, Yellen says. The caveat: it can't use Western insurance, finance and maritime services . China has been buying discounted Iranian crude on the black market for years. These measures will reduce the demand for and price of Russian barrels; b...

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IE: C Raja Mohan writes: Putin’s Ukraine misadventure will undermine Moscow’s Asian ambitions Asia hoped that Russia could be a valuable ‘third force’ for a region that was being sandwiched between America and China. But in aligning with China, pursuing an impossible sphere of influence in Central E...

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The Economist: Mikhail Khodorkovsky says now is no time to push for peace talks in Ukraine Mikhail Khodorkovsky says now is no time to push for peace talks in Ukraine The former oil mogul explains that the war will not end while Vladimir Putin remains in power Nov 10th 2022 The coming of cold and we...

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Russia should indeed diversify their holdings. Too much in RMB also not a great option. They should hold more in INR, especially as INR will soon account for the 4th largest economy globally, after USD, EUR and RMB.

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On the topic of reserves, imagine what kind message is being sent to rest of the world. If Russ can't secure its reserves, how safe are the reserves of the RoW? So, does it make sense to maintain the status-quo? Reserves and assets should be kept in currencies and countries where you are confident ...

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No country goes about invading another churlishly except the US. OPEC+ will refuse it, they will increase non-dollar trade, withdraw sovereign deposits from western banks. US can retaliate by threatening to withdraw military protection to KSA, which is exactly what MBS is waiting for to ditch the U...

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What happens to saudi and other arab assets held abroad....if and when their oil is also "price capped" If the amerikis/europeans steal russian assets today and transfer it to UKR, what is to stop the west from price capping arab oil and also seizing arab assets in the west to give to som...

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And, then about the $$ reserves which are parked in the foreign accounts. All that Russiyan central bank needs to do is declare the foreign currency reserves as null and void, and issue equivalent amount of ruble at home, effectively repatriating foreign reserves. Reserves are merely digital number...

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Some interesting options are being considered by the EU regarding future funding for Ukraine: Kremlin accuses West of having "essentially stolen" gold, forex reserves via sanctions Kremlin accuses West of having "essentially stolen" gold, forex reserves via sanctions Reuters MOSC...

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The history of that period is indeed quite murky.

Why did over a million Soviets fight for Germany during World War II?

In any case, modern day Ukraine is led by a democratically elected President who is Jewish and of Russian speaking origin.

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Ukraine as a national construct is less than a hollow shell now. It can never become a viable and stable nation again. Quite the opposite, in fact. Ukraine’s sense of nationhood has been immeasurably strengthened by its resistance to the invasion. Looking to the future, Ukraine will receive huge su...

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Trade between India and Russia already uses Rupee/Rouble mechanism. Currency of trade is decided mutually by buyer and seller. Trouble for India is that President Putin has put Russia on the path of dependency on PRC, which is a strategic problem for India. The sooner President Putin can extricate h...

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I do not think the number of countries wanting to "join" BRICS matters as much as the potential for BRICS to establish an alternative to the USD as a reserve currency. An alt USD would be a devastating blow to the US. The US cannot recover from such a blow, which is what WILL lead to mult...

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BBC: Russia to withdraw troops from key city of Kherson Russia to withdraw troops from key city of Kherson Russia's military has been ordered to pull out of the Ukrainian city of Kherson, the only regional capital it captured since the invasion began in February. Russia's commander in Ukraine, Gen S...

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The UK (or for that matter, US and NATO) are not itching to fight Russia. If they wanted to, they would let Ukraine into NATO. They will certainly support Ukraine with weapons, training and intelligence. Ukraine’s armed forces are proving to be pretty proficient. There is no need or desire to have N...

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Zakharova herself was most likely unaware on 19Feb that the invasion would start on 24Feb. Happens all the time to Govt spokespersons. Government spokespersons provide information / disinformation as per the direction of their superiors in government. They don’t speak in a personal capacity. I note...

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Im sure these claims of MoD UK is as trustworthy as WMD in Iraq I’m not sure if the Russian Government statements in this war are entirely trustworthy either. https://tass.com/world/1404247 MOSCOW, February 16. /TASS/. Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has jokingly asked American...

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Russia says British navy personnel blew up Nord Stream gas pipelines https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russia-says-british-navy-personnel-blew-up-nord-stream-gas-pipelines-2022-10-29/ https://twitter.com/DefenceHQ/status/1586337055201787906?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet T...

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https://www.economist.com/europe/2022/10/27/russia-braces-for-a-battle-over-kherson Russia braces for a battle over Kherson It is the gateway to Crimea Oct 27th 2022 | KYIV Months of Ukrainian artillery strikes seem at last to have paved the way for advances on the ground in surrounding Kherson prov...

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