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Friday, November 28, 2025
TopicIndia-Russia

Topic: India-Russia

What India needs to learn from the Ayni airbase setback

Indian power projection and influence will greatly depend on the choices of small powers — or partner countries — that exercise great agency despite power asymmetries.

India’s exit from Ayni airbase reveals New Delhi’s power projection limits. A key location lost

Ayni’s origins lie in the immediate aftermath of 9/11, when the United States invaded Afghanistan and the international order briefly seemed open to new alignments.

India studying implications of US’s Russian oil sanctions, reiterates energy sourcing stance

MEA spokesperson says ‘our position on larger question of energy sourcing is well known. In this endeavour, we are guided by imperative to secure affordable energy from diverse sources’.

ThePrint Off The Cuff with Denis Alipov, Russian Ambassador to India

Moscow’s top envoy to New Delhi was in conversation with ThePrint’s Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta and Editor (Defence and Diplomacy) Snehesh Alex Philip.

Off The Cuff with Russian Ambassador to India, Denis Alipov

In the latest edition of ThePrint Off The Cuff, Denis Alipov, the Russian Ambassador to India, speaks with ThePrint Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta and Editor,...

‘India-Russia have robust defence ties, Putin’s visit to be significant for negotiations’: Russian envoy

At ThePrint’s Off The Cuff, Russia’s Ambassador to India Denis Alipov said sensitive defence talks are underway. Putin is set to visit India in December.

‘If not India, someone else will buy Russian oil,’ says Russian envoy Alipov ahead of Trump deadline

Speaking at ThePrint’s 'Off the Cuff', Alipov said there is enough interest to purchase discounted Russian oil despite latest US sanctions on Russian oil firms Rosneft and Lukoil.

Indian workers are heading to Russia, Greece, Japan. Gulf losing its shine

Indian workers are filling blue-collar labour gaps in new corners of the world. Government policies and a growing network of recruiters are greasing the wheels of this migration.

India considers negotiations with Russia for transport of Mongolian minerals via its rail system

India has announced appointment of defence attaché in Ulaanbaatar, signing a raft of MoUs with Mongolia. President Khurelsukh Ukhnaa is on four-day state visit to New Delhi.

Putin India visit in December, Lavrov to come first as FTA, energy, nuclear, defence take centre stage

One of the key developments likely on the trade front is the beginning of formal talks on a Free Trade Agreement on goods between India and the Eurasian Economic Union.

On Camera

Is Bangladesh ready for ‘developed country’ status? It’s all optics for Sheikh Hasina

The graduation is meant to bolster the legacy and legitimacy of Sheikh Hasina's Awami League, even as the real-world preparedness lagged behind the glossy narrative.

Karnataka startups feel the chill as global funding winter sets in. Fintech emerges as sole bright spot

The state raises just $2.7 billion in first nine months of 2025 compared to $4.5 billion last year, with late-stage investments hit hardest.

India and Indonesia inch closer to BrahMos deal, defence ties to ramp up

Indonesia delegation led by Defence Minister Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin visited BrahMos facility & met with top officials & undertook a detailed briefing on the missile system.

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.