Russia Has Capacity To Defend Its Strategic Interests: MJ Akbar |

The Russia-Ukraine war refuses to wind down, and the West keeps imposing sanctions on Russia-linked entities but human tragedy is piling up. Over a third of Ukraine’s population has fled their homes, reconstruction is getting costlier and the aftereffects of the conflict may last generations. So how does one assess the conflict as it stands today?
One way is to map the first three months of the war with the three months that led into the second anniversary, says eminent journalist, author and commentator MJ Akbar.
Speaking to StratNews Global Editor-in-Chief Nitin A. Gokhale on ‘The Gist’, Akbar said the world needs to factor in the fact that Russia has the capacity to defend its strategic interests and that the Cold War hasn’t stopped.
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[@alexeyzayko3464]

We in Russia always appreciate wisdom of Bharat.

[@yasuynnuf1947]

Thank you so much for this discussion, please bring Mr. Akbar back more often.

[@ThunderLightStrikes]

This is the best channel to understand world from Indian perspective.

[@narayansinght8197]

Good to see MJ Akbar back 🙏

[@vish2ual]

Russia has its own learning curve. It doesn't depend on Western technology as far as defence is concerned. It has smartly bounced back in Ukraine war.

[@lawanyaarvind2810]

Thank you for this podcast. Mr Akbar is so erudite and learned. Please continue to have him come more frequently as an SME

[@shekharkale2588]

Taiwan war is postponed until Semiconductors comes to USA. Lessons for India is that, Don't go for Pok until our defence industry grows, economy grows, New World Order and Wars sets, otherwise we will become 2nd Ukraine.

[@sreenathbh2610]

Very interesting analysis by Mr.Akbar

[@adornis0078]

MJ Akbar .. India will be indebted to you forever setting the foundation work for India at OIC... JAI HIND

[@fereydounify]

Excellent discussion. Iran-India relationship is permanent. I am quoting Pandit Nehru when he visited Tehran.

[@jagank1209]

Good one Sir

[@SomnathDe-h7d]

Good interview.

[@dipin2]

Fantastic discussion

[@martinjeaks]

Excellent..

[@SumeetBhardwaj371978]

Shri M. J. Akbar is One of the fine Journalist who turned into a brilliant analyst. One of his brilliant reference about Pakistan is "Toxic Jelly State", which is very appropriate . 🙏

[@victorvandillen5297]

Continues???🤦🤦

[@mohamedsamura1737]

You right 👍

[@karanbhoir2441]

Jai hind

[@FarceDrama-dv2co]

But the European had great social services to their people the last 30 years while US public is suffering from social funds.

[@george1737]

🇷🇺🇮🇳🇷🇺🇷🇺🇷🇺🇷🇺🇷🇺🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳.

[@vp4439]

MJA should discuss about dangerous trends in West Bengal rising ISIS in borders area with Bangladesh

[@pillaianupr]

It was interesting except for the non existent Iran friendship. Given our relationship with Israel it is not sustainable even if we wanted. Suprised that Nitin didn’t challenge Akbar on this. It appeared he was enamoured by Akbar’s seniority

[@carlthomas7101]

No they dont

[@vp4439]

MJA should visit Warmusuem in Hanoi

[@smrutisonu8643]

What's the real casualties number of both sides in this russo_ukrain war ?

[@pmam4241]

I loved your content from Bangladesh. May be the duration could have been little longer. But I loved your humbleness and knowledge about this issues. Pls keep more people interviewing. We the listeners love your content

[@Ukie88]

Capacity is waning ……

[@malaydhar917]

Nice questions and nice discussion by Akbar. But politically not so much correct. 🌺✍️💚🙏-bmd

[@rakadus]

Different perspective.

[@anunrealproduction1438]

I'm not getting notifications from this channel..

[@Jkl62200]

India independent? Lol. Americans and the west are having a nice smile.

[@MaTara01]

Smiling or scowling? Since they are forever complaining about India's strategic autonomy!

[@Jkl62200]

@@MaTara01 really, dude? The ONLY reason the west tolerates India is to 'contain China'... To the last Indian. Nothing else. For how long though?

[@Jkl62200]

@@MaTara01 the tolerate India for the moment only because of China

[@madleon81]

No one is truly independent these days 😂

[@lucientjinasjoe1578]

And all is making money in the West and literally even if the enemy is on their doorstep production will not going to a higher level if the money isn't guaranteed

[@gee8883]

India plz try to explain it to paksitanis it is not ok to sell lands to China. Plz win over pakistani public. Plz be more patient and increase online dialogue.

[@SalmanovGadzhimurad-pj9qq]

Если представит мир без меня …

[@coastofkonkan]

Hasn't MJ Akbar been cancelled?

[@MaTara01]

No. If Trump or Johnson can't be cancelled, why should he be? I think he's going through the appeal process, viz a viz, his defamation case against Ramani.

[@rmnair90]

Lefties don't get canceled 😅

[@angadgore9777]

If UK HELP ukrain and expand nato towards russia then UK cut its importace stratigically because then ukrain is far important than UK strategically and USA shifted to new UK is ukrain 😊 USA deployed nuclear vapons in ukrain insted of UK USA invest in ukrain

[@ululukululu450]

russia is finished. Things will become much more clearer in a decade from now, when Ukraine will be richer, and stronger than russia. And with Aukus, Australia and the USA have just cemented naval supremacy in the indian Ocean for the next century. So, in a way, india has also lost indian Ocean as well.

[@gbhatia9809]

Zelensky is fighting proxy war of the US & Russia fighting war of its existence. Ukraine will therefore fail as its proxy war is based on deceit & lies. Bifurcated Ukraine cannot become Article 5 guaranteed member of NATO & a buffer country which not only keeps enemy (NATO) away but also provides secure annexed land corridor is the cheapest & surest guarantor of Russia's national security. Any price Russia may pay now will be worth trillions for its posterity. This war has only one end result : Destruction & permanent division of Ukraine. Ukraine is destined to be divided like North & South Korea with US troops (not NATO) in its northwest & Russian control of its southeast. Bifurcated half under US control may become richer but If the war continues Ukraine can even fragment further.

[@MaTara01]

Russia isn't finished, except according to the addled airheads of Europe & USA. Ukraine pretty much is. NATO is looking like a hollow balloon monster each day, irrespective of its arsenal & who joins it or not. If NATO soldiers, in their thousands, aren't defending Ukraine on the ground, then EU & USA need to shut up about its effectiveness as a military entity. As for AUKUS sowing up the IOR region and pushing India out of its own backyard - it's unlikely to happen, given the declining living standards & increasing antipathy in all the 3 countries, for projecting strength, protecting shorelines & securing frontlines, far away from their home areas.

[@manofsan]

no, Russia will still be around - it's Ukraine which is collapsing in front of everyone's eyes, while Biden's govt backpedals

[@MrSpermstar]

ullu ka pattha

[@zealmediaproductions844]

Depopulated Ukraine? Richer ?

[@nakshatraroy7442]

These two Putin sycophants are talking nonsense. Mighty Russia suffered huge losses at the hand of tiny Ukraine. West has so far spent only ~$150B on this war and that is enough to degrade the Russian army enough that even in two years it cannot grab even the complete Donbass. This war is a naked colonial war of Putin who is trying to reconstitute the Czarist empire. This war clearly shows the backwardness of Russian military where a no-navy Ukraine could sink 20% of Russian Black Sea fleet. Terrible Russian losses include 2700 tanks and their casualties are over half a million.

[@valeriegillet473]

Despite all its losses, Ukraine and NATO continue to see with incapacity the Russians grabbing Ukrainian cities and villages one after the other 😂😂

[@Raynar-oq2yz]

Stop talking out your anus.

[@nakshatraroy7442]

@@valeriegillet473 Russia lost the battles for Kyiv, Kherson, Kharkyv & Snake island in 2022 during Ukrainian counteroffensive. Currently Russia is on an offensive but their gains are not much. Avdeevka was only 26 sq Km. By the way, NO NATO soldier died whereas Russian casualties are sky high.

[@Koutilyadides]

@@nakshatraroy7442 It is now a battle of attrition, unlike Ukraine and Russia. EU states are democracies and there will be significant pushback from the populace as the economic impact grows.

[@nakshatraroy7442]

@@Koutilyadides Survival is always issue #1 and economic cycle always has uphill & downhills. West thought that after the fall of USSR there would be no more threats to Western Europe but now Western leaders realize how wrong they were about Russia & Putin. Currently US economy is doing fairly well and Ukraine funding bill is stopped not for economic reason but for political reason. Yes, it is a war of attrition where (combined) NATO economy is 25 times bigger than Russia's. All over the Western world governments are raising their defense budgets but it will take many more months before new armament facilities start production.

[@ranganathmahapatra740]

Excellent