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It’s an individual vote, not India’s, MEA says after Indian judge at ICJ votes against Russia

Justice Dalveer Bhandari’s stance is being seen as contrary to India’s neutral stand on the conflict. India had abstained from voting on UN resolutions against Russia.

Rupee-rouble romance was for Soviet era. Not trade option now for India-Russia

India looking at 'several options' to do business with Russia in light of the economic sanctions slapped on the country by the US and the European Union over its war on Ukraine. 

Japanese PM Fumio Kishida on two-day visit to India beginning Saturday

At the invitation of PM Narendra Modi, Kishida will hold the 14th India-Japan summit, MEA spokesman Arindam Bagchi said.

India announces another $1 bn line of credit to Sri Lanka as Rajapaksa visits to save economy

India’s fresh helping hand to Sri Lanka is one more indication that New Delhi and Colombo are overcoming the hiccups in their ties in recent years.

Ireland ‘exploring’ tie-up with DU to build bridges in higher education, research collaboration

Conor Fahy of govt agency Enterprise Ireland says such collaboration can ‘deepen FDI’. DU V-C Yogesh Singh says MoU with Irish varsities likely by end of 2022.

Amid Ukraine war, Chinese foreign minister could soon visit India to discuss LAC standoff

Wang Yi, who is also one of the State Council leaders of the CCP, is planning a week-long visit to South Asia and so could drop in for a day. But talks at a ‘premature’ stage.

Ukraine talks to continue today as Russian offensive inches dangerously close to NATO territory

Ukrainian presidential adviser tweets that working groups were constantly functioning, and that a large number of issues require constant attention.

US & India should ‘indemnify’ economic ties from risks like Ukraine, says Atul Keshap

Keshap, president, US-India Business Council, tells ThePrint that closer economic ties between the ‘stable democracies’ can lessen Ukraine war’s impact on energy, commodity prices.  

Ukraine and Russia fail to make progress in high-level talks to end war

Ankara: Ukraine and Russia failed to make progress in halting the war and bridging the vast differences between them at the first high-level talks...

China boosting nuke stockpile to be on par with US, Russia, says ex-diplomat Jayant Prasad

Jayant Prasad, who has served as member of UN Secretary General’s Advisory Board on Disarmament Matters, was speaking at event hosted by Institute of Chinese Studies.

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.