Description:
From Moscow, Larry Johnson and Pepe Escobar argue that BRICS is splitting from within. Escobar says India and the UAE kept the New Delhi declaration from condemning the war on Iran, even as it denounced secondary sanctions.
He says Narendra Modi accused China in a closed session of weaponizing rare earths, and that Xi Jinping then skipped the gala. BRICS Pay, he adds, is still only an India-Russia trial, and Sergey Lavrov's refusal of a secretariat leaves clashes such as India-China and UAE-Iran unmanaged. Johnson floats a tighter core of Russia, Iran, and China. Escobar traces the group instead to Yevgeny Primakov's 1998 Russia-India-China idea, and Johnson says Moscow has ended India's oil discount.
Russia unleashed one of its most powerful missile and drone strikes yet on Ukraine overnight, hitting Kiev, Odessa and Zaporizhzhia while wiping out key bridges and leaving Ukraine's air defense in near total collapse.
Alexander Mercouris on why China and India are openly defying the new US sanctions bill, why Volodymyr Zelensky just sanctioned his own former spokeswoman for suggesting peace talks, and what the stalled Ukrainian offensive near Lyman really means for the war.
Timeline:
00:00:00 Massive Russian Missile And Drone Strike Overnight
00:01:37 Kiev Zaporizhzhia Odessa And Black Sea Ports Hit
00:03:09 Ships Smuggling Weapons Into Odessa Attacked
00:05:56 Zatoka And Mayaki Bridges Knocked Out
00:09:14 Warehouses Data Center And Drone Storage Destroyed
00:10:24 Energy Grid Still Spared Bigger Campaign Coming
00:11:40 Rasvet Satellite System Speculation
00:15:24 Russian Strike Tempo Accelerating Every Few Days
00:17:40 Ukrainian Air Defense In Total Collapse
00:22:10 Greece Refuses To Hand Over Air Defense Missiles
00:26:48 Did Diplomacy Delay Russias Offensive
00:37:07 Ukraine Strikes Rostov Air Base
00:41:18 Yaroslavl Refinery Hit Trump Blames Ukraine For Diesel Crisis
00:47:07 Russian Strikes Gut Ukraine Warehouses And Locomotives
00:53:12 Ukraine Demands Another 50 Billion Euros
00:55:44 Zelensky Sanctions Critic Julia Mendel
01:05:55 Sanctions Bill Passes China And India Defy It
01:15:28 Front Line Update Dorop Kharkov Lyman And Russian Elections
Description:
The BRICS summit in India just delivered its biggest breakthrough in years, with BRICS Pay set to challenge the dollar and reshape global trade. In this episode we break down how Modi brought Putin, Xi Jinping and the rest of BRICS together after a stalled year, why frozen Russian assets and Western sanctions are pushing the Global South toward de dollarization, and how Iran and Brazil fit into the new picture.
The Duran: Episode 2624
00:00:00 Introduction to the BRICS summit results
00:00:31 Massive BRICS declaration and BRICS Pay announced
00:01:30 Recap of the stalled BRICS momentum since Kazan 2024
00:03:02 Brazil's wobbling and a lost year for BRICS
00:03:49 Modi's skillful chairing brings all leaders together
00:04:51 Digital currencies and payment systems progress quietly
00:06:16 China to take BRICS presidency next year
00:07:19 Trump could have ended dollar weaponization instead
00:08:03 Iran's shifting commitment to BRICS
00:09:22 Why US sanctions on Russia and Iran will never be lifted
Alexander Mercouris on Russia's Geran strike on a train carrying Western officials in Kiev, Eric Schmidt's warning on Ukraine, and Putin, Modi and Xi at the BRICS summit in Delhi.
Timeline:
00:00:00 Russian strategy to isolate Kiev from the West
00:02:02 Massive Geran drone attack, nearly 1000 drones launched
00:02:36 Geran drones operate near Belarus using repeater stations
00:06:32 Evidence Geran 2 drones now modified with ground control
00:06:57 Russians strike locomotive of train carrying Western dignitaries
00:08:48 Travel to Kiev becoming increasingly unsafe for Western officials
00:11:30 Russians edging closer to shutting down the Kiev Poland railway
00:12:55 Return of the older Geran 2 drone explained
00:16:50 Ukraine's costly interceptor drone program becomes obsolete
00:27:15 Eric Schmidt's Washington Post op-ed on Ukraine's outlook
00:36:05 Pushback on the narrative that Russia cannot innovate
00:37:48 Kushner and Witkoff deliver Russia's withdrawal terms to Zelensky
00:39:55 Talk of October trilateral talks between Russia Ukraine and the US
00:44:31 Zelensky's delusional comments on Ukraine joining NATO
00:46:52 Putin warns European troops in Ukraine means war with Russia
00:47:39 Zelensky hopes to meet Putin at the G20 in Miami
00:59:19 Battlefield update, Russians retake ground near Dobropillya
01:04:43 Russian advances continue in Kharkov and Zaporizhzhia
01:13:58 BRICS summit in Delhi restores harmony between Putin Modi and Xi
01:26:52 German poll shows 78 percent want Chancellor Merz to resign
Ambassador M.K. Bhadrakumar, a former Indian diplomat, talks with Glenn Diesen about the BRICS summit in India, Putin's reception, and India-Russia relations.
Description:
Is the crisis in Iran actually a financial weapon aimed at China? Alex and Alexander sit down with geopolitics analyst Ryan Perkins to unpack how Scott Bessent's energy and fertilizer shock strategy may be designed to trigger a currency crisis and industrial recession inside China, fracture BRICS, and warn the Global South away from de dollarization. From the Strait of Hormuz to a possible new Plaza Accord, could this be the most consequential economic trap of the decade?
Timeline:
00:00:00 Introduction, Ryan Perkins joins from Beijing
00:02:35 Researching the Iran war strategy since March
00:05:11 Was closing the Strait of Hormuz the real goal
00:07:42 The pro Yuan hypothesis explained
00:09:12 Scott Bessent and his history of market manipulation
00:10:18 Oil price predictions toward 150 dollars a barrel
00:11:39 The three targets, China, BRICS and the Global South
00:12:32 India's triple exposure to the crisis
00:14:11 China's industrial value added vulnerability
00:18:15 The offshore Yuan and dollar system asymmetry
00:24:29 The trap, engineering a Chinese industrial recession
00:26:23 How China has been preparing for years
00:31:37 Reassessing the tariff war as a pressure test
00:35:46 Bessent and Soros, a pattern of currency attacks
00:37:34 The real goal, a new Plaza Accord with China
00:41:26 India and Brazil pivoting back toward the US
00:43:02 Why the BRICS payment system stalled
00:48:04 Impressions from the Vladivostok forum
00:51:55 Power of Siberia 2 and the Mongolia route dispute
00:54:53 Why Chinese taxi drivers say it's all about China
Jeffrey Sachs on India & Global Left: US decline, a multipolar order, and what Ukraine, Iran and Palestine show about the existing system.
In this interview:
• Is the American world order in decline? • What does "American decline" actually mean? • Are we entering a genuinely multipolar world? • Ukraine, Iran and Palestine: what do these crises reveal about the existing world order? • The decline of American financial power • Can the global financial system become more egalitarian? • IMF, global finance and the Global South • What should India do?
Description:
At the SCO summit in Bishkek, Russia faced an unexpected wave of pressure as Modi, Erdogan and Tokayev all pushed Putin toward a ceasefire with Ukraine, while Xi Jinping and China quietly stood firmly behind Moscow.
In this episode we break down why this moment exposed real cracks inside BRICS and what it means for Russia, India, Turkey and Kazakhstan as the war in Ukraine heads toward its next phase. Was this a diplomatic win for Putin or a warning sign for Russia's alliances.
Timeline:
00:00:00 SCO summit overview, Eurasian leaders pressure Russia
00:01:13 Modi publicly calls on Putin for peace with Ukraine
00:03:23 Xi stays silent as Putin defends Russia at press conference
00:05:35 Is this genuine concern or US pressure on Modi, Tokayev and Lula
00:07:26 BRICS officials fear of American sanctions
00:10:24 China and Russia axis solidifies
00:13:39 Russia's leverage over India and Kazakhstan
00:17:36 Putin's past restraint and Bishkek as a wake up call
00:21:00 Nervousness for Turkey, Kazakhstan and Georgia as Russia grows stronger
00:23:55 India's view on a Russian victory and closing thoughts
Description:
Einar Tangen is a Senior Fellow at Teihe Institute and a Senior Fellow at CIGI. Tangen discusses the current SCO Summit in Kyrgyzstan where Putin, Xi, Modi, Pezeshkian, and other world leaders are meeting to reduce reliance on the US.
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Ancient history researcher Nilesh Oak joins the Matt Beall Podcast to explore the origins and timeline of ancient Indian civilization.
Drawing from more than 35 years of research, Oak explains his controversial dating of the Mahabharata and Ramayana and how he uses astronomy, archaeology, genetics, oceanography, ancient texts, and other scientific evidence to challenge conventional timelines of Indian history.
The conversation explores the Mahabharata War, the Ramayana, Vedic texts, ancient astronomical observations, the lost city of Dwarka, dramatic changes in sea level, genetic bottlenecks, and the possibility that India’s recorded history reaches much further into the past than commonly accepted.
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Russia Again Massively Strikes Kiev No Russian Missile Shot Down; Zelensky Rages Blames West; Hormuz
Timeline:
00:00:00 Intro
00:01:32 Russia's Massive Strike on Kiev
00:02:36 Financial Times: No Missiles Intercepted
00:03:13 North Korean Missile Unit Deployed to Russia
00:05:51 Iskander M Missile Production Doubling
00:08:51 Zelensky Blames the West on X
00:10:12 Do Patriot Interceptors Actually Work
00:16:29 Zelensky's Pressure Campaign Explained
00:18:45 US Patriot Stockpile Critically Low
00:26:34 Russia's Four Simultaneous Air Campaigns
00:30:12 Record FAB Bomb Strikes in July
00:33:56 Russian MoD Targets Kiev Logistics Hubs
00:41:34 Kiev Left Without Air Defense
00:44:42 Financial Times Admits Drone Campaign Failed
00:52:09 Budanov Vows to Continue the Campaign
01:05:47 Ukrainian Command and Control Collapsing
01:06:58 Russian Advances Across the Front
01:21:05 Strait of Hormuz Deal Update
01:25:16 Sanctions Bill Threatens Relations With India
Description:
Ursula's Plan To Remove EU VETO. Merz's Secret Plan To Stop AfD
Timeline:
00:00:00 EU shifts to smaller sanctions packages
00:00:49 Growing opposition to sanctions in Europe
00:02:18 Ursula rebrands sanctions as economic policy
00:05:25 Member state veto power being erased
00:06:37 Greece and the LNG shipping threat
00:08:02 Councils overrule Greece, ECJ the only option
00:09:49 Seeds of the EU's own collapse
00:11:02 AfD poised to win East German states
00:12:43 Merz brands states traitors, strips power
00:16:20 New sanctions list targets China and India
Description:
In this Thursday, May 7, 2026 lecture to his Beijing high school students, Professor Jiang explains the worldview and strategy of the four major participants of World War III.
Description:
In this Indian Express Exclusive interview, Professor Jeffrey D. Sachs sits across with Anant Goenka and breaks down the biggest geopolitical flashpoints shaping our world today.
From Donald Trump’s global impact to the Iran protests, Maduro’s Venezuela, Pakistan’s instability, and China’s growing influence, Sachs connects the dots between power, politics, economics, and global consequences.
This is not soundbite analysis. This is layered context, uncomfortable truths, and a rare global insight you won’t hear on mainstream television.
In this interview, we discuss:
• Trump and America’s role in global disruption
• Iran protests and Western intervention
• Venezuela under Maduro
• Pakistan’s political and economic challenges
• China vs USA: who really controls the future?
• Russia, sanctions, and global power realignments
• Why the world feels closer to chaos than cooperation.
If you care about world politics, geopolitics, economics, global power, and truth beyond headlines, this conversation is must watch.
Timeline:
0:00 Intro
1:23 'The Craziness Of US Attack On Venezuela!'
3:57 Why Sachs Feels This Is A 'Tech-Owned White House'
8:27 What's The Military Industrial Complex Of America
10:06 How Everything Is Being Contracted Out To Big Tech Companies
11:12 How Trump Is Personally Benefitting From All This
13:32 Did The Personalization Of The Office Of President Start With Trump?
19:15 Should Modi Call Trump?
21:38 The Condition Of German Economy
22:20 Is Eastern Europe Performing Better?
24:01 How India, China and Russia Will See Huge Growth In Next 30 Years
24:50 Fast Forward Three Years, Trump Presidency Is Over...
26:00 Is America Winning The Tariff War?
29:20 Is Dollar Impenetrable?
31:44 How Does On Bypass The Dollar?
34:52 Is It In India's Interest To Empower China And Russia?
35:07 ''Whose Best Friend Is Pakistan?'
35:51 Should India Trust China More Than USA?
37:47 Should Maduro Be Handed Back To Venezuela?
40:12 Is Venezuela Adventure Good For America's Economy ?
41:12 How Is Venezuela Different From Other Times America Has Done Regime Changes?
45:22 Trump's Grudging Respect For Russia And China
48:37 How US Crushed Venezuela's Economy
51:29 America's Role In Iran, Bangladesh And Pakistan
52:29 Why Is America's Relationship With Israel So Unshakeable?
56:34 Why NATO Should Be Ended
1:04:52 Why Rise Of China Should Not Be Seen As a Threat To USA
Description:
Former UN weapons Inspector Scott Ritter reacts to China's historic military parade which unveiled weapons and global alliances that just humiliated Trump on the world stage. Andrei Martanov and Garland Nixon also joined for a deep analysis of the growing strength of Putin, Xi and the multipolar world, and what it reflects about waning US dominance worldwide.
