US-China conflict over Taiwan risks a nuclear escalation, study findsA new report from the International Institute for Strategic Studies warns that Asia is at the center of escalating nuclear rivalries, with ...
28 May, 2026, 11.53 AM IST
A $2.89 trillion military surge signals the sharpest global arms buildup since WWIIThe surge in global military budgets is astonishing, with nations investing heavily in their defense capabilities in response to escalating...
24 May, 2026, 08.49 AM IST
Former Cuban President Raul Castro charged with murder in USFormer Cuban President Raul Castro faces murder charges in the United States. This indictment stems from a 1996 incident where Cuban jets s...
20 May, 2026, 11.31 PM IST
Xi plays a masterful hand amid Trump’s chaos and Putin’s declineChinese leader Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin met in China, projecting unity against US dominance. They signed agreements ...
20 May, 2026, 09.51 PM IST
April 3 in world history: From Panama Paper leak to first handheld mobile phone callApril 3rd is a day of historical impact. In 1922, Joseph Stalin's rise began. 1933 saw the first flight over Mount Everest. The Marshall Pl...
03 Apr, 2026, 10.44 AM IST
NATO inches toward Cold War-level defence spending with new 5% targetNATO is significantly increasing its defence spending target to 5% of GDP. This decision reflects a shift away from post-Cold War optimism....
28 Jun, 2025, 08.07 PM IST
US-China tensions fragmenting trade and investment, IMF findsTrade flows between a US-aligned group and another linked more closely to China have declined by about 12% more than trade between countrie...
09 Apr, 2024, 09.38 AM IST
NATO announces formal suspension of Cold War-era security treaty after Russia's pulloutNATO has officially suspended a Cold War-era security treaty in response to Russia's withdrawal from the deal. Most of NATO's 31 allies sig...
07 Nov, 2023, 05.04 PM IST
Russia finalizes pullout from Cold War-era treaty and blames US and its allies for treaty's collapseThe treaty - aimed at preventing Cold War rivals from massing forces at or near mutual borders - was signed in November 1990, but not fully...
07 Nov, 2023, 03.13 PM IST
Ukraine war tests China's 'no limits' bond with RussiaOnce bitter Cold War rivals, China and Russia have moved closer than ever since Xi Jinping took power nearly a decade ago, driven by their ...
06 Mar, 2022, 08.03 AM IST
Vladimir Putin submits to parliament bill on exiting Open Skies treatyMoscow announced in mid-January it would withdraw from the treaty, which allows signatories to carry out unarmed surveillance flights over ...
11 May, 2021, 02.19 PM IST
Russia 'welcomes' Biden proposal to extend New START treaty"We can only welcome the political will to extend this document," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters. Peskov added however that...
22 Jan, 2021, 04.16 PM IST
US-China Cold War: The two world powers are entering dangerous territory, warn expertsStephen Walt, a professor of international affairs at Harvard University, said the world's two largest economic powers were engaged in a lo...
20 Jul, 2020, 09.54 AM IST
India need not worry about Russia-Pakistan military drills: RussiaThe exercises aim to strengthen and develop cooperation between the two former Cold War rivals' armed forces.
12 Jul, 2018, 08.07 PM IST
Pakistan, Russia hold first-ever consultations on regional issuesDuring the consultations, the whole range of issues as well as key areas of mutual interest including economic cooperation and connectivity...
14 Dec, 2016, 05.04 PM IST
Pakistan, Russia entering new phase of strong relationship: Nawaz SharifThe two countries shared a thorny relationship during the cold war that worsened with Soviet Union's entry in Afghanistan in 1980's.
19 Nov, 2015, 05.11 PM IST
- Obama rejects 'Cold War' approach to Russia: Advisor
Barack Obama has ruled out a return to Cold War-style US-Russian relations, a senior foreign policy advisor to the newly anointed Democrati...
29 Aug, 2008, 03.47 AM IST