Of things that matter..
It is a natural reaction that when a disaster afflicts a society, grief is a natural outcome. Whether it is natural or man-made.
In 2014 one such disaster took place. It was a man made political disaster which took place at Kiev, Ukraine. It was called the Maidan uprising. In fact it was not an uprising but was an instigated riot. A violent coup followed which overthrew the legitimately elected president Viktor Yanukovych. The coup was supported on the ground by none other than Victoria Nuland, the American diplomat/politician.
Much violence followed esp in the eastern regions of Ukraine where mostly people of Russian origin resided. To shorten the story Donetsk, Lugansk, Crimea were badly hit by the neo-nazi army that has been armed and funded by the US led NATO. So far due to this violence, thousands died and millions displaced from their homes. One key development was the move by Crimea to join the Russian Federation. This took place via a popular referendum. Not a single bullet was fired by Russia, as alleged by the west.
But yes due to the continued violence by the neo-nazi regime of Ukraine headed by the actor/comedian Volodymyr Zelenskyy forced Russia to intervene with its armed forces.The so-called Ukrainian war is still on with deaths and destruction on the scene.
In reality this is a proxy war conducted by the US led NATO countries of Europe. The aim of NATO has been to push its army to the Russian border which Russia has resisted, rightfully. But the western mainstream media has as usual painted a false story of Russian aggression on Ukraine. Russia is defending itself in reality.
The west hypocritically has depicted this war as a merciless assault by Russia on Ukraine while forgetting the real cause and the real villain of the piece. Ukrainian neo-nazi govt along with the US led NATO powers.
This is the actual fact about the Ukrainian tragedy. Yes every nation has a past history, present developments that lead to an uncertain future. Unless Ukrainian citizens realize the truth, they along with the other innocent civilians on the eastern side, will continue to be the victims of the imperial colonial powers of the west.
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Meanwhile on a different subject, The QUAD consisting of the US, Australia, Japan and India along with another geopolitical group called AUKUS consisting of Australia, UK and the US are on a hung in the Pacific ocean and the South-China Sea to ‘contain’ China-Russia influence in the region.
There have been uncalled for allegations and accusations on China regarding South-China Sea by these two groups. The simple and the real aim has been to surround Russia and China and eventually see the destruction of these two giants. This dream of the western nations can have deadly results. A nuclear armageddon or a catastrophic scenario is likely if the wrong buttons are pushed by the US led west.
The surprise package of this group is India. How and what India will gain by joining QUAD is anybody’s guess. NOTHING!
Russia has expressed deep concerns over this new alignments of nations. It almost seems like another aggressive stance by the west over a rising east. China has already overtaken the US as the richest country on earth and Russia has emerged as a super power again after the sad demise of the USSR.
Once again, what is India’s role in QUAD and why did it join the group? I do not have an answer but it is certain the the right-wing govt of the BJP headed by PM Modi is looking for new alliances and wants to get rid of a proven and time-tested friendship with Russia.
Will this augur well for India which has been depending on Russia for arms and (now) oil and China for (every) industrial components in the long run? Time will tell but my personal opinion is it was not a good move by India.
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Jagdish Keshav