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Earlier in the week, markets were spooked by the results of India's election after Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) fell short of the predicted landslide victory and will now have to govern with coalition partners at the cost of greater compromises. There will still be political continuity,…

Keywords such as EU army, neutrality or NATO accession are omnipresent in the current EU election campaign. After all, the discussion about Austria's neutrality has flared up again since the beginning of the Ukraine war. A special edition of the ORF III discussion format "zur SACHE" on the occasion of…

The West needs India as much as India needs its technology and investment? To understand how Washington DC and European capitals look at the election outcome in India and how are they likely to approach a Modi third term, Editor-in-Chief Nitin A. Gokhale on this week's special Edition of Simply…

Das Risiko einer militärischen Auseinandersetzung mit Russland bleibt gering, genauso das Risiko eines nuklearen Austausches", sagt Velina Tchakarova. Das sei jedoch kein Grund zur Entspannung: "Russland verfolgt das Ziel, die nach 1945 entstandene Sicherheitsarchitektur zu zerstören und die geopolitische Vorherrschaft auf dem Alten Kontinent zu erringen."

That is because Austrian ultraconservatism and Russophilia cross party lines, said Velina Tchakarova, an independent geopolitical and risk consultant based in Vienna. She commented on Austria for Al Jazeera.

Velina Tchakarova gave an interview for Bloomberg TV Bulgaria covering the election in India and the geopolitical implications for the global affairs.

Schlagworte wie EU-Armee, Neutralität oder NATO-Beitritt sind im aktuellen EU-Wahlkampf allgegenwärtig. Schließlich ist seit Beginn des Ukraine-Krieges die Diskussion um Österreichs Neutralität wieder aufgeflammt.

Klügere Köpfe wie die Analystin Velina Tchakarova, hatten das Problem des westlichen Sanktionsregimes sofort erkannt. Der Westen hatte China nichts anzubieten, außer seinen Sanktionen Gehorsam zu leisten.

The presidents of Russia and China say their relationship has become stronger in the face of growing tensions with the West. Vladimir Putin is on a state visit to China. Today he and Chinese president Xi Jinping vowed to deepen bilateral further and to do more to end the war…

Putin’s visit to China came days after Xi traveled to Europe, where EU leaders tried to persuade him to end support for Russia’s war on Ukraine. It’s clear they failed, said analyst Velina Tchakarova, founder of the FACE geopolitical consultancy.