Author: Minakshi Mukhtar

As of July 1, the movement of Wagner units to Belarus has not been recorded. Source : Commander of the Joint Forces Lieutenant-General Serhiy Nayev in a comment to Ukrinform Direct speech : “Currently, as of today, not a single Wagner unit has been noted on the territory of Belarus. But we are aware of the further development of the situation, and our intelligence agencies are working to obtain information about this. If this happens, the military command will know about it.” Details : Naev added that in the event of the appearance of “Wagnerites” in Belarus, several scenarios of actions are being considered. “In…

Whenever Rahul Nair orders a daiquiri or a dark ‘n’ stormy at a craft cocktail bar in India, he pays close attention to his drink. The 32-year-old graphic designer says that he likes to ask the bartender about the rum added to his cocktail, or still better, try and guess the brand of the rum himself. And that’s because in the past couple of years, a host of homegrown brands – like Short Story, Maka Zai and Camikara – have been sprucing up India’s rum scene in remarkable ways. They’re experimenting with the way the spirit is made, its flavour…

PMC “Wagner” Yevgeny Prigozhin suspended the work of regional recruitment centers for mercenaries in Russia for a month. Source : ” Novaya Gazeta Europe” with reference to the profile telegram channel associated with the “Wagnerites” Literally : “Due to the temporary non-participation of Wagner PMC in a special military operation and moving to the Republic of Belarus, we are temporarily suspending the work of regional recruitment centers for Wagner PMC for a period of 1 month.” Details : At the same time, call centers for employment in PMCs continue to work. What kind of vacancies are open, is not specified. According to New Europe estimates, as of June…

The region’s worries range from fears of nuclear proliferation to the opportunity cost in terms of climate change, but there is also an understanding of the pact’s security rationale. The AUKUS announcement in San Diego in March resulted in wide ranging commentary about how Australia would maintain relationships with many of its neighbors, some of whom vehemently disagreed with the original signing of the deal in 2021. The AUKUS deal will see Australia purchase at least three Virginia-class nuclear-powered submarines from the United States and later develop and build, in conjunction with the United Kingdom, a new class of nuclear…

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on May 21 paid tributes to Congress leader Rajiv Gandhi on his death anniversary. India’s prime minister between 1984 and 1989, Gandhi was assassinated by LTTE terrorists at Sriperumbudur in Tamil Nadu in 1991 during an election campaign. Modi tweeted, “I pay tributes to former PM Shri Rajiv Gandhi Ji on his death anniversary.” Source: TOI

Reliance has backed the Philadelphia-based AI and robotics startup Exyn, the Indian conglomerate disclosed in a stock exchange filing on Thursday, making further inroads in startup backings globally. Reliance Strategic Business Ventures, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Reliance Industries, has acquired a 23.3% stake in Exyn for $25 million, the Indian firm said. The Indian firm’s investment is part of a larger $35 million Series B funding of the Philadelphia startup, which operates a robotic autonomy for complex, GPS-denied environments. The AI startup “commercialises the highest level of aerial drone autonomy in the world, Autonomy Level 4 (AL4.) Exyn’s robots are able to autonomously…

In November, Mongolia and India closed a $1.2 billion soft loan to finance Mongolia’s greenfield oil refinery plant in the South Gobi. To diversify Mongolia’s energy sector, Ulaanbaatar is putting its third-neighbor foreign policy into economic practice. Since Mongolia and India boosted their bilateral relations from “spiritual partners” to strategic partners in 2015, the two countries’ economic ties have improved. The signing ceremony between Mongol Refinery and Megha Engineering & Infrastructures Limited (MEIL) included the participation of Mongolian Deputy Prime Minister Amarsaikhan Sainbuyan, India’s Ambassador to Mongolia M. P. Singh, Economic Advisor to the President of Mongolia Davaadalai Batsuuri, and officials from…