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him with Tsar Alexander-II, who had NRI marriage fraud victims
wrested Outer Manchuria from the
Chinese in 1858-1860, it needs to be
carefully monitored how under Putin,
the Russian Federation, plays its role in take up the cudgels
the India sub-continent.
The growing assertion of Russians
in the world politics has resurfaced • Back in power The growing assertion of Russians in the
almost after a gap of 25 years. USA and world politics has resurfaced almost after a gap of 25 years
its allies in the Western Europe have Amid thousands of pouring complaints that have become a norm over the
been enjoying immense power in a years, the Chandigarh RPO is working proactively to curb ‘Honeymoon
US-dominated uni-polar world fol- Union too have clamped sanctions Putin is one of patient world leaders,
lowing the eclipse of USSR. During this against Russia under the pretext that who knows his strategy to make neces- Wives’ phenomenon and suspended 75 passports so far of such NRI suspects,
period, West has failed to restore any the state is supporting terrorism and sary moves in the world’s chess board. reports SMRITI SHARMA VASUDEVA
substantial peace in the world, but it interfering in their own elections. In the ongoing power game, West
used its economic and military might The ongoing power game in the and India are jointly helping the pre-
to make inroads in the countries which various parts of Asia and Europe some- sent Kabul regime bravely challenging
were under the influence of USSR or times reminds us of the popular 1966 the growing influence of Talibans. Ear-
were maintaining neutral positions. Hollywood comedy, The Russians are lier, the Afghan conflict proved a huge
Both Russia and China are increasingly coming. The movie revolves around the financial gain for Pakistan, but there is
challenging this hegemony. The appre- story of landing of a Russian submarine a growing trust-deficit between West
hension of this new alliance appears on the shores of New England in USA. and Pakistan. While USA is insisting to
to have echoed in the recent outbursts The apprehensions in the minds of the do more asking Pakistan to bring the
against some alleged Russian spy net- Western powers have resurfaced. The Talibans trained in its backyard, it gave
work using chemical weapons or hack- British colonial power was apprehen- a jolt to the Pakistani establishment
ing websites indicates new battle lines sive of Alaxander-III, who successfully by re-deploying its trusted emissary,
being adopted against Putin’s Russia. had expanded the Tsar Empire to Cen- Khalilzad, to initiate negotiations with
A New York Times news published tral Asia. the Afghan Talibans. Earlier, this 67-
on October 4, 2018, claims that Russian The British stopped the Russian year old US diplomat of Afghan origin
intelligence officers having proximity march to the warm water of the Indian known as King Zal had served as an
to Putin have launched cyber attacks Ocean, which is still called the great aide to President George W. Bush fol-
against organisations around the globe game. The months of September-Octo- lowing the September 11, 2001 attack of
that challenged Russian wrongdoing, ber 2018 only betrays the growing sus- Al Qaeda and other Afghanistan-based
exposed Kremlin disinformation cam- picion against Putin and his designs. He Islamic terrorists groups.
paigns or took on President Vladimir V. arrives in India and assures the state- The secret talks of the Afghan gov-
Putin. It further claimed that the offic- of-art weapons to India that too with- ernment representatives with Talibans
ers operating near Red Square sought out insisting Indian support for his ini- have been initiated in Saudi Arabia.
to hack the British foreign ministry, an- tiative in the delayed talks with Afghan Meanwhile, the Pakistani efforts to rope
ti-doping agencies in Colorado Springs Talibans on the eve of the Afghan polls. in Russia in the Afghan talks could not
and Canada, and investigators examin- materialise due to the Afghan reluc-
ing the shooting down of a Malaysian tance. The Afghan leader, Ashraf Ghani,
passenger jet over Ukraine in 2014, the For India, it is quite communicated the inability of Afghans
officials said. to initiate talks to the Russian foreign
Other Russian officers armed with alarming that the minister, Sergei Lavrov. The great game
mobile computer equipment traveled traditional conflict in this strategic region may cause new
to the Netherlands in April to tap into conflicts, but the USA is no more the
the headquarters of the world’s chemi- between the single player. The Russians are now
cal weapons watchdog, which was in- more assertive. It is to be seen whether
vestigating the poisoning in Britain of a countries of Western the delayed Afghan parliamentary elec-
Russian former spy. Earlier, in January Europe and Russia tions, which were scheduled in October
2017, the Office of the Director of Na- 2016, could ever take place. However,
tional Intelligence (ODNI) had stated has reached our the Afghan government has promised
Putin favoured trump over Hillary threshold in the form to hold them on October 2018.
Clinton in the presidential elections. A
number of countries in the European of the Afghan mess LETTERS@TEHELKA.COM

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