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Daleep Singh, US Dy NSA who warned India on Russia ties, is a political inheritor & MIT grad

Daleep Singh is grandnephew of first Asian ever elected to US Congress. Born to a Sikh family in Maryland, he was also part of the Obama government.

We have similar foreign policies, says Lavrov, and tempts India with oil & weapons

In a rushed visit to India, Russian foreign minister met PM Modi and External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar as he sought to enhance bilateral ties amid concerns over fallout of Ukraine war.

Praising India’s stance on Ukraine, Russia’s Lavrov calls for ‘balanced world order’

Developing special partnership with New Delhi a key priority of Russian foreign policy, said Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov before meeting External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar Friday.

European Union leaders likely to warn China on support to Russia

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said China had a 'special responsibility' to demand that Russia respect international law and to defend Ukraine’s sovereignty.

Keep India-China ties on ‘right track’, says Chinese envoy, pushes for ‘win-win mentality’

Ambassador Sun Weidong was speaking on 72nd anniversary of establishment of diplomatic ties between China & India. The country is keen to have PM Modi visit for BRICS Summit.

More pressure on Modi govt as UK’s Truss is latest to urge India to call out Russia

UK Foreign Secretary Liz Truss met her Indian counterpart, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, Thursday in an effort to strengthen security & defence ties amid Russia-Ukraine war.

Hours before Russia’s Lavrov lands, US Dy NSA urges India not to enhance ties with Moscow

Daleep Singh discussed long-term impact of sanctions against Russia and importance of holding US-India 2+2 talks in his meetings with Indian officials.

Lavrov comes calling as Russia seeks to counter-pressure India & protect its interests

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will meet counterpart S. Jaishankar Friday to expand defence & economic ties, urge India to let multilateral forums function smoothly.

German NSA ‘would have liked’ India’s support on Ukraine war at UN, but understands challenges

Jens Plötner, foreign & security policy adviser to Chancellor Olaf Scholz, came on 12-hr visit to India to meet NSA Doval. He also met minister Jaishankar & Foreign Secy Shringla.

Russia’s Lavrov in India tomorrow, a day after country’s proposed scale-back in Ukraine

India has seen a raft of high-level visitors in the last few weeks -- Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, US Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Victoria Nuland and foreign ministers of Austria and Greece.

On Camera

Worker exploitation powers the firework industry in Tamil Nadu’s Sivakasi

For an industry globally classified as hazardous, protections such as health insurance and a provident fund for workers are necessities. In Sivakasi, they remain elusive.

172 countries & counting, India looks to hit new record in rice exports. But there’s a flip side

The industry forecasts exports are set to grow 16% in 2025-26, boosted by surplus domestic production and a drive to push into 26 underserved global markets with strong potential.

India and France to jointly manufacture HAMMER air-to-surface missile

Indigenisation level will progressively increase up to 60 percent with key sub-assemblies, electronics and mechanical parts being manufactured locally.

A tribute to Tejas. India’s delay culture is the real enemy in the skies

It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.