Xi Jinping slams West, lauds China's BRI initiative
Ajeyo Basu • 2 years agoLeaders in the West are adamant that their intention is to "de-risk," not "decouple," from China and claim that this is because they want to diversify supply chains that have grown unduly reliant on the second-largest economy in the world
Reading into Vladimir Putin’s flattery for India, PM Modi
Fp Explainers • 2 years agoVladimir Putin said the Delhi G20 Summit was a ‘personal success’ for PM Narendra Modi. From backing India's bid for a UNSC seat to hailing the country’s leadership, the Russian president has recently upped efforts to court New Delhi. Is it because of India's growing proximity to the US?
Russia warns Armenia against flirting with West
Ajeyo Basu • 2 years agoRussia, which has about 2,000 peacekeepers in the region, said Pashinyan was trying to absolve himself "of responsibility for failures in domestic and foreign policy by shifting the blame to Moscow"
India’s terrorists can’t be West’s ‘father figures’: Time to relook Canada’s role in 1985 Kanishka bombing
Utpal Kumar • 2 years agoIf not checked now, these Khalistani terrorists would one day haunt the West the same way Osama bin Laden’s fidayeen did in 9/11 and after
BRICS Summit: Russia accuses West of violating Russian part of grain deal
Fp Staff • 2 years agoMoscow withdrew from the agreement, which permitted the sale of grain from Black Sea ports in Ukraine, claiming that the international community had failed to ensure that Russia could also transport its own grain and fertiliser shipments under the agreement due to western sanctions
G20 foreign ministers’ meeting ends: How West sparred with Russia over Ukraine war
Isha Mehrotra • 2 years agoRussia’s war in Ukraine dominated the G20 foreign ministers’ meeting today that concluded without a consensus. The US and its European allies hit out at Russia over the conflict, while Moscow blamed the West for the global political and economic crises
Patriot missile defense system in Ukraine likely damaged by Russian hit, say US sources
Fp Staff • 2 years agoThe Patriot system is one of a slew of powerful air defence systems delivered by the West to assist Ukraine in repelling a Russian air attack campaign that has targeted important infrastructure, power plants, and other locations
China's 'overseas police stations' expose Western hypocrisy
Fp Staff • 2 years agoChina has reportedly established around 102 'overseas police stations' in at least 53 nations around the world that activists fear could be used to track and harass dissidents as part of the Chinese Communist Party's so-called crackdown on corruption
Defendants on trial for 2016 Brussels attack say West's bombing of Islamic State fuelled hate
Fp Staff • 2 years agoNine defendants are now on trial over the suicide bomb attacks on 22 March 2016, claimed by the terrorist organisation that murdered 32 people at Brussels airport and the city's metro
Russia says 'hybrid war' with West will last a 'long time'
• 2 years agoWestern intelligence has indicated that Russia hoped to achieve its objectives in Ukraine within days of launching its "special military operation" last February, but that has not come to pass