IDR Blog
Beyond Bakhmut
Russia and Ukraine continue to attrit each other in the suburbs and streets of Bakhmut. A counter-offensive by Ukraine, armed with recent tranche of military aid from US and NATO allies is expected any time. In 2022, three events that turned the tables in favour of Ukraine were Russian forces’ retreat from Kyiv in April; Ukraine’s...
Digging the Tank Dens
In the recent times, the Chinese social media has been agog with ‘tank dens’ being built by the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) in Tibet; one article speaks of “fully underground design, to prevent Indian troops from starting artillery sneak attack.” In December 2022, the site ximalaya.com mentioned: “India always wants to act...
SLBMs to plug the major gap in Defence Preparedness: India must test Submarine Launched ICBMs for Balance of Power...
At the start of the Second World War, Adolf Hitler’s dream was to defeat Great Britain and to have lunch in London. But, his dream was shattered by the British willpower to fight and due to his strong navy. The advanced naval forces saved Britain from the deadly powerful German forces at that time otherwise Great Britain would have met the...
The Emergence of a Multi-Polar World
According to Encyclopedia Britannica updated by J.E.Lubering in April 2023 35m Bangladeshis still live below the poverty line. Regular monitoring of progress is emphasized in recent Poverty Watch Report 2022 to assess the actual poverty line Bangladesh is among five countries where the world’s extremely poor reside. US Outperforms Europe in...
Russian products are finding new markets in the world
The beginning of the conflict in Ukraine showed us once again how important food is both from a humanitarian and geopolitical point of view. This is evidenced by the constant reports of the United Nations and the European Union that hunger and poverty are not decreasing, but on the contrary, they are increasing. This particularly applies to...