Putin claims new nuclear capable missile can pierce US defenses

President Vladimir Putin said Russia has developed a new array of nuclear weapons that are invincible, invulnerable to US missile defence as he stands for re-election this month.

Xi’s Power Grab in China have wider implications worldwide

Ruling Chinese Communist Party’s move to authorize Xi jinping to rule China throughout his life by proposing constitutional amendment that will abolish limits in presidencies to two five-year terms.Strongman Xi will stay in power indefinitely thus returning China to the era of former dictator Mao Zedong or even imperial rule.

With this the number of countries under authoritarian governance increases as it includes Vladimir V. Putin of Russia,Abdel Fattah el-Sisi of Egypt and Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey.

In 2017,China’s Communist party bestowed the title of 'core' leader to the president, Xi Jinping,putting him on par with previous strongmen Mao Zedong and Deng Xiaoping.

Under Xi, China has been aggressively progressing economically,militarily and politically.Moreover China's influence has enhanced immensely with his flagship belt and Road initiative that propel connectivity and trade projects.

The party will vote on the proposal in March that aims to abolish term limits of president and vice president i.e "serving no more than two consecutive terms”.The absolute power will provide Xi the time and political space to implement his nationalistic vision of making China a great country as the Constitution of China has enshrined President's political philosophy alongside those of Mao and Deng Xiaoping to establish a powerful socialist country by 2050.

But what does this mean for China, India and the rest of the world?

In the past five years, Xi carried out economic reforms,a fierce campaign against corruption that has punished corrupt Communist Party officials, including former political rivals and senior military leaders , as well as a resurgence in nationalism and a crackdown on human rights.

Trying to achieve his aim of restoring the nation’s central position on the world stage,Xi is aggressively working to make China a dominant player not in the region but globally as well.

Xi has been pursuing robust diplomacy and a muscular military posture by protecting and furthering its interests 

by controlling disputed South China Sea.Projecting China as a major power in Asia, Xi has offered to mediate between Bangladesh and Myanmar,between AFghanistan and Pakistan and also between India and Pakistan. In July 2017,Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang stated that China was “willing to play a constructive role in improving relations between India and Pakistan.” He was speaking in the context of the ongoing India-Pakistan tensions on the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir state.

China is also playing a major role in stabilizing Afghanistan and emerged as a key supplier of military equipment to Pakistan,Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Myanmar.China has also clinched various economic, infrastructure deals with countries in South Asia.

Strategically significant tri-junction between China, Bhutan and India,Donglang,known as Doklam is a major point of conflict between China and India.

As Bhutan and China agreed to hold the 25th round of their boundary talks in Thimphu next month,this development assumes much significance as the announcement of the meeting was made after India’s top security and foreign policy triumvirate — National Security Advisor Ajit Doval, Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale and Army chiefGeneral Bipin Rawat visited Bhutan.

India should worry as Maldives has snubbed New Delhi by rejecting India's invitation to join Milan,a joint Naval exercise that is scheduled to begin on March 6.This development comes after India criticised ruling government's decision to declare Emergency in the island nation.Although his absolute authority will also leave him vulnerable to absolute blame in the event of an economic slowdown or foreign policy crisis.

As there exists a vaccum in Asia by the retreat of Washington, China is positioning itself as a sole Asian super power under Xi with a bullish military and diplomatic policy .

Uptill now, China has not invaded or annexed any part of the neighbouring country but Xi has mentioned in his vision of retaining the government's grip on China's national security matters concerning Xinjiang and matters linked to land and maritime territorial interests thus ratcheting up of its demands for respect and recognition of its various territorial claims.Xi is the son of one of the Communist Party's founding fathers. He joined the party in 1974, climbing its ranks before becoming president in 2013.Thus China's burgeoning military arsenal and the increase in capabilities will impact the regional security. 

Highlighting his ambitious targets to be achieved during the next 30 years, Xi had stated that "From 2035 to 2050, China should become a nation with pioneering global influence by boosting national security and the party would resolutely protect its sovereignty and interests. "

India should be concerned as China’s air force has depolyed its “latest stealth jet fighter” – the J-20 Chengdu – 

near the disputed Sino-India border.China Military Online states it is “Authorized by the Central Military Commission of the People's Republic of China (PRC) and sponsored by the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Daily and cited as a ”threat posed by the US, Japan, South Korea and India.There are also reports that the US Air Force has begun deploying the F-35 in Japan’s Kadena air base.

China has equipped its Sky Wolf commandos,a branch of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) special 

operations forces deployed along the Indian border with QTS-11,a powerful US-style integrated individual soldier combat system to prepare for a future "informatised warfare".The western theatre command looks after the security along the 3,488 km-long Line of Actual Control (LAC) with India.On July 25,2017 Chinese soldiers intruded 800 meters into the Indian territory in Barahoti, located in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district, and stayed for sometime before returning to the Chinese territory.

The Chinese and Indian troops were in a face-off situation for more than two months in Doklam in Sikkim sector after Indians stopped the construction of a road by China's army.

To counter China,US is equipping its allies with hitech and modern weapons as Japan, which has a F-35 production plant in-country, has 42 F-35s on order.South Korea will get its first F-35s this year, with 40 due to be delivered by 2021.Singapore too seems likely to opt for the F-35.

Four regional partners such as Australia, the United States, India and Japan are contemplating to establish a joint regional infrastructure scheme as an alternative to China’s multibillion-dollar Belt and Road Initiative to counter Beijing’s spreading influence, as PLA has been acting with increased assertiveness in contested territorial claims in the East China Sea and South China Sea, as well as its border with India.

World gearing up for a third world war:UK warns of Russian threat

There is a growing unease in United States and Britain about Russia  progressing in achieving "Eurasian Union" of former Soviet republics along the lines of the European Union under Vladimir Putin .Britain has warned that Russia is the biggest threat to UK's security since the end of the Cold War.Drawing similarities with the 1914 First World war,

US, Russia developing mini tactical nukes for use in conflicts

The Trump administration's new nuclear arms policy calls for modernizing the US nuclear triad by developing mini "tactical" nukes  to counter China and Russia’s growing stockpile of nuclear weapons  including the "Status-6 system of  nuclear armed intercontinental torpedo that has the capability to strike  US coastal cities. 

US sees Moscow's S-400 deployment in Crimea as threat to Europe

The deployment of second battalion of S-400 Triumf air defense missile systems in the Ukrainian region of Crimea by Russia has sparked massive reactions from United States which has termed Moscow's move as a threat to Europe and beyond.

China takes assertive stand over sovereignty issues

way China annexed South China Sea,it is similarly trying to seize Arunachal Pradesh from India.Asserting its growing economic  and geopolitical clout , China has summoned the executives of  international companies such as Inditex-owned

Kim Jong Un wants US pushed out of Asia,South Korea credits Trump for talks

As Asian countries are reeling under economic troubles and other disputes with their neighbours,China and North Korea are consistently pursuing to achieve their aim of becoming world power economically and militarily, while Kim Jong Un's ultimate aim is to become number one nuclear power and achieve his granfather's desire of Reunification of the Korean Peninsula.

India falls short of apprehending China's influence in South Asia

India may have averted the standoff with China across the Line of Actual Control near Bishing in Tuting area of Arunachal Pradesh but the troops of Peoples Liberation Army are consistently engaged in occupying the areas they deem as belonging to Beijing.

Trump's policies vs Jinping's vision

One year of his ruling the  United States, President Donald Trump has unwittingly revealed the fault-lines in his policies of dealing with North Korea nuclear and ballistic missile progamme and cutting off  aid to Pakistan on the grounds that Islamabad is not helping  U.S. foreign policy priorities like clamping down on the Taliban and Haqqani network  for stabilizing  Afghanistan.

Palestine recognizing Hafiz Saeed as prominent figure raises concern for India

The ambassador of Palestine to Pakistan sharing a stage with Hafiz Saeed, the co-founder of Lashkar-e-Taiba which was responsible for the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks in which over 160 people were killed,indicate an alliance of like minded countries,leaders and terror groups after President Donald Trump recognized Jerusalem as Israel's Capital.

Pakistan,India should be cautious as Al Qaeda ,ISIS plan to install caliphate in South Asia

A very dangerous scenario is emerging in South Asia with Pakistan civilian government and Indian government are fighting a bitter battle and appear playing in the hands of terror groups operating in the region including Al Qaeda and ISIS.

With several terror groups including Hafiz Saeed's Jamaat ud-Dawa and other non state actors in Pakistan in connivance with ISI and Pakistan Army are working on a single agenda to capture Kashmir but the Pakistan establishment and military are unaware of the ulterior motives of all the terror groups including the most barbaric ISIS that aims to establish caliphate in Pakistan, AFghanistan and India .

While China is making a right attempt to bring the prosperity in the region i.e. Pakistan-Afghanistan through economic projects which has the ability to mold the young generation by taking part in the infrastructure projects as terror groups are also eyeing young generation for more recruits.

Poverty and unemployment play the key role in expanding terrorism and every government from President Ashraf Ghani in Afghanistan,Prime Minister Narendra Modi in India and Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi in Pakistan must ensure that the youngsters are provided with jobs and propaganda on religious fundamentalism should be uprooted.

Al-Qaeda's mission is evidently clear by the fresh video released on online jihadist forums in which terror group releaved that the key to victory in Kashmir lies in waging war on Indian cities of Kolkata, Bangalore and New Delhi.

“India is already using 600,000 troops just to hold on to Kashmir,” Usama Mahmoud, the group’s second-in-command in the Indian subcontinent, claimed.“If it is attacked in Kolkata, Bangalore and New Delhi, it will come to its senses and release its grip on Kashmir.

Another new organisation that calls itself al-Qaraar released another video pledging its alliance to the Islamic State group and its leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. The video featured an armed militant, who identified himself as Abu-ul-Braa Kashmiri, urging Zakir Musa, the leader of an al-Qaeda affiliate,to join the Islamic State group.

Taliban and other terror groups will eventually pledge their allegiance to the Islamic State group due to fear if losing their identity and it will be a grave situation for the Indian subcontinent/ South Asia with Jihadists which were shifting from Middle East due to bombardment by a coalition of 40 countries are now seen congregating in this part of the region.Thus it is pertinent to mention that all the concerned countries including AFghanistan, Pakistan, India , China and Bangladesh should join hands to defeat the menace of Islamic State's Wilayah Khorasan (or Khorasan province, also known as ISIS-Khorasan) or The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant – Khorasan 

Province.

While Taliban who are in favour of entering the government should be given chance as Russian Special Presidential Envoy for Afghanistan and Foreign Ministry's Director of the Second Asian Department Zamir Kabulov said that the Afghan government must engage in constructive dialogue with the armed opposition "based on conditions acceptable for both sides."

Meanwhile,Vice Chairman of China’s Central Military Commission Gen Xu Qiliang said China's army is ready to strengthen relations with Afghanistan's military and to enhance cooperation in the spheres of military exchanges and counter-terrorism,

"China’s armed forces are ready to cooperate with the Afghan army…, and to continuously increase pragmatic cooperation in the field of military exchanges and counter-terrorism," Xu said during a meeting with Afghanistan’s Acting Defense Minister Tariq Shah Bahrami.

China readies for handling US-Korea war

There will be a nuclear war or peace with North Korea: this question is being raised by leaders of the world, China is taking no chances as it braces for a full-blown crisis in Korean Peninsula while also engaging in diplomacy to resolve the North Korean nuclear issue.

Trump's antagonistic strategy towards Iran

The Trump administration's incomprehensible MIddle East strategy will unleash more conflicts and create shia-Sunni divide.With the release of first national Security Strategy (NSS), Donald Trump emerges as the first U.S. president to firmly and squarely accept the full versions of the Israeli-Saudi-Emirati for the security in the region.

Trump should avoid bringing chaos in Middle East

President Donald Trump has formed an alliance with Saudi Arabia and Israel to counter Iran's rise in the Middle East by a series of developments  initiated by their foreign policy decisions

Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel capital isolates US, sparks violence

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Trump must avoid war with North Korea

The inept handling of North Korea's nuclear and ballistic program by US President Donald Trump have significantly increased the probability of a bloody war on the Korean Peninsula