War in the East: How Khalkhin-Gol changed the course of WWII

War in the East: How Khalkhin-Gol changed the course of WWII

May 7, 2013 Rakesh Krishnan Simha

In 1939 an unknown general named Georgy Zhukov trounced Japan at the Battle of Khalkhin-Gol in the Mongolian steppes, changing the trajectory of Japanese expansionism towards Pearl Harbour and Europe’s Asian colonies

Stalin: Not so steely in World War II

Stalin: Not so steely in World War II

May 4, 2013 Rakesh Krishnan Simha

Joseph Stalin’s indecision and blunders in the weeks leading up to the German invasion in June 1941 paralysed the Russian armed forces and nearly cost his country the war

E-bomb – The real doomsday weapon

E-bomb – The real doomsday weapon

April 26, 2013 Rakesh Krishnan Simha

Electromagnetic pulse weapons that can paralyse a country in a nanosecond are already in the possession of several states. By 2015, North Korea is likely to acquire one. If you are not sweating, check your pulse

Why Australia should scratch the F-35 and fly Sukhois

Why Australia should scratch the F-35 and fly Sukhois

April 8, 2013 Rakesh Krishnan Simha

The F-35 Lighting was the first choice of the Australian air force. But several thunderbolts have struck the stealth aircraft, including the arrival of new generation Sukhois that are skewing the odds against the Australians

Why Europe planned the Great Cyprus Bank Robbery

Why Europe planned the Great Cyprus Bank Robbery

March 19, 2013 Rakesh Krishnan Simha, specially for RIR

The unprecedented and steep deposit tax the EU wants to shove down Cyprus’ throat will shave over $3 billion in Russian assets. These are legitimate funds and not a mafia stash as some like to believe

Show me the Evil Empire

Show me the Evil Empire

March 18, 2013 Rakesh Krishnan Simha

Thirty years after Ronald Reagan called the Soviet Union an evil empire, the description is boomeranging on the United States today

Chavez and the art of diplomatic ambush

Chavez and the art of diplomatic ambush

March 11, 2013 Rakesh Krishnan Simha

By punching way above his weight, the late Venezuelan leader showed that countries like Russia and India, with vastly more influence, can do a lot more in shaping the world around us

Can the BRICS rule in a world without the West?

Can the BRICS rule in a world without the West?

February 27, 2013 Rakesh Krishnan Simha

Jim O’Neil, the Goldman Sachs economist, who coined the term BRIC, has walked away into retirement, but the alliance he allegedly sparked remains standing. How realistic are its chances of establishing a new world order?

Steroids for success: Who’s pumping up?

Steroids for success: Who’s pumping up?

February 19, 2013 Rakesh Krishnan Simha

Reports of large scale doping by Australian athletes and the fall from grace of American cycling legend Lance Armstrong show that drug abuse is rampant in places once thought to be kosher

Spaced out Russia needs another Sputnik movement

Spaced out Russia needs another Sputnik movement

February 12, 2013 Rakesh Krishnan Simha

Once the leading space faring nation, Russia is reduced to ferrying cargo for other space agencies. Do the Russians have it in them to make a spectacular comeback?

Stalingrad – What happened inside the cauldron

Stalingrad – What happened inside the cauldron

February 6, 2013 Rakesh Krishnan Simha

Courage, toughness and weapons were peripheral factors in the Battle of Stalingrad. It was the tactical superiority of the Russian soldier in a range of environments that was the key to the Russian victory

Goldman Sachs and the dark days of Russia

Goldman Sachs and the dark days of Russia

February 1, 2013 Rakesh Krishnan Simha

The return of Goldman Sachs to Russia is a throwback to the dark days of the early 1990s when Western advisors played a catalytic role in the collapse of the Russian economy

Stopping the madness in the Middle East

Stopping the madness in the Middle East

January 29, 2013 Rakesh Krishnan Simha

In the backdrop of the meltdown in Mali, Russia’s struggle to save stable Middle Eastern regimes from Western-backed fundamentalists is matched only by the West’s attempts to create more Libyas in the volatile region

The hunt for Red October

The hunt for Red October

January 23, 2013 Rakesh Krishnan Simha

Red October not only exposes the vulnerability of India’s national security, it reveals the new reality in cyber espionage – amateur hour is over and the professionals hired by nation states have taken over

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