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Friday, November 7, 2025
TopicIndia-Russia relations

Topic: India-Russia relations

‘44 Indians’ still in Russian army amid war, despite Moscow’s promise to halt recruitment from India

Envoy Denis Alipov said last week that Moscow had stopped recruiting Indians to armed forces since March 2025. However, 27 Indian families claim their kin were duped & recruited recently.

For rare earth trade, German firms are handing over secrets that China could leverage

German companies are handing Beijing sensitive supply chain information, which is demanded by Chinese officials before they approve exports of rare earth elements, used in an array of modern products.

Russia is interested in joint energy projects with India, Lavrov says

Moscow and New Delhi have talked up their "strategic partnership" since U.S. President Donald Trump announced higher tariffs on imports from India earlier this month because of its purchases of Russian oil.

‘Old’ India-Russia ties crucial now, says NSA Ajit Doval in Moscow amid Trump tariffs & India pushback

New Delhi: India’s “old, strategic and privileged” partnership with Russia is crucial at a time of global “unpredictability” and “uncertainty”, National Security Adviser (NSA)...

India sees the value of US defence ties, but MAGA-style tariffs threaten long-term stability

India’s strategic decisions suggest a pragmatic reading of the US' duality. While defence cooperation with the US has accelerated, India continues to diversify its military suppliers.

‘India halting Russian oil would be a good step’: Trump

MEA Friday clarified India’s energy purchases follow market trends and national interest, adding that the govt has no information on any Indian oil firms halting Russian imports.

Paradox of India’s S-400 deal—key asset delayed when country needs it most

New Delhi’s growing optimism around the delivery of the two remaining S-400 Triumf air defence systems belies the long and complicated journey of the deal.

US demands India stop purchase of Russian weapons, lower tariffs & prevent de-dollarisation

US Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick Friday urged New Delhi to reduce its reliance on Russian defence platforms and hit out at BRICS for its de-dollarisation efforts.

India’s ties with Russia a ‘deal with the devil’ & IT sector pins hope on Modi-Trump bonhomie

Global media also traces Air India's 'corporate turnaround story in sync with India’s triumphalist narrative'. But it isn't in the clear yet; losses & scepticism may be holding it back.

PM Modi’s absence from the SCO summit weakens India’s power as a swing state

Even as it keeps India tied up in the Himalayas, China is focused on the Indo-Pacific. Swing state diplomacy is India’s counter to this game plan.

On Camera

SIR drive isn’t NRC-CAA—it can exclude millions of genuine voters, not just Muslims

India is a country where access to documents and digital systems is still uneven. Election Commission's SIR must not turn into a hostile exercise.

Asia’s ‘weakest’ link: Yunus on a tightrope as Bangladesh tries to fix banks without breaking economy

With 20.2 percent of its total loans in default by the end of last year, Bangladesh had the weakest banking system in Asia. Despite reforms, it will take time to recover.

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

Trump’s trade wars have rewritten powerplay, but India didn’t get the memo

This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.