TEHRAN - Robert David Steele, a former Marine Corps infantry officer and CIA spy who was recommended for the Nobel Peace Prize in 2017, regularly answers questions for Tehran Times. Steele, recently recommended to replace James Mattis as Secretary of Defense, is a former candidate for President in the USA (Reform Party, 2012) and the founder of #UNRIG…

The first blog-post in this sequence was penned on the eve of Chinese Year of Dog . It was an attempt to thoroughly analyse the state of India-Russia relations and their linear perspective from the eyes of an independent observer, not part of any corporate or institutionalised mechanism. Often, in the age of Internet and social media, narratives and…

Universal Immunization Programme
(Scope and Scale)
• Rapidly changing landscape of Universal Immunization Programme
• Two milestones achieved
• Vaccine Logistics & Cold Chain Management
• National Cold Chain Resource Centre (NCCRC), Pune and National Cold Chain & Vaccine Management Resource Centre (NCCVMRC), NIHFW, New Delhi established to…

I always enjoy visiting the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC), and most recently read “Entering 2019: Challenges and Opportunities,” by President Igor Ivanov of RIAC, himself also former Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation (1998–2004). I agree with everything he writes, particularly the incapacity of the United…

_ Yuri Kofner. Head, Eurasian Sector, Centre for Comprehensive International and European Studies, Higher School of Economics. Munich, 2 January 2019.In May 2019 we will celebrate the 5th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty on the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) and the 25th anniversary of the idea of modern Eurasian integration. Since then, the…

The Kumbh Mela (the festival of the sacred pitcher) is anchored in Hindu mythology. It is the largest public gathering and collective act of faith, anywhere in the world. The Mela draws tens of millions of pilgrims over the course of approximately 48 days to bathe at the sacred confluence of the Ganga, the Yamuna, and the mystical Sarasvati. Primarily…

_ Yuri Kofner, editor-in-chief, Eurasian Studies. Munich, 28 December 2018. First published as an interview for Euronews Persia. Published for debate.- What do you think are the real reasons for the introduction of US sanctions against Russia?- Washington is guided by the interests of a small group of financial and military-industrial lobbyists. It…

In one of my biggest academic research I have completed my two Volume Book for Media and Communication students across the globe in general and for students of Amity University,Noida, Teerthankar Mahaveer University,Moradabad,Uttar Pradesh and CCS University,Meerut,Uttar Pradesh covering 13 core courses and 100s of topics described in detail and…

Subject: Global security & regional disorder: evolving challenges, elusive solutions?Venue: Kyrenia, North CyprusDate: 7 - 12 April 2019Directors of the Course: Gu?nay Aylin Gürzel Aka (Eastern Mediterranean University, Famagusta, North Cyprus) and Steven Miller (Belfer Center, Harvard University, Cambridge, USA) Principal Lecturers: Mark…

Since the United Nations (UN) backed Kuwait peace talks on Yemen were first announced in April 2016, the international community has viewed a settlement between Saudi-backed President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi and Houthi rebel forces as the ultimate path to resolving the Yemen conflict. While the recent congregation of pro-Hadi and Houthi representatives…

“ Supporting circular economy is supporting sustainable livelihood” “ What is waste here is raw material there”…. Based on this principle, circular economy or recycle economy reduce waste footprints from anthropogenic activities. Recycle economy is simply what waste we generate, recycle / reuse them to produce another product , we may call re…

We humans, as some believers, feel are creations of almighty. In this human body which is so complex that at times even finest doctors fails to treat a particular illness. And there are so many of which there is no cure. Medical Science has understood only 10 % of functioning of brain while we all know that the superior most organ in a human body is…