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Saturday, October 4, 2025
TopicIndia-Russia

Topic: India-Russia

Rajnath, Iranian counterpart review progress of key INSTC freight corridor involving Russia

Russia, Iran & India had in 2002 signed agreement to develop International North South Transport Corridor (INSTC) project.

‘Privileged strategic partnership with India’, US’s ‘hybrid war’  — what’s in Russia’s new foreign policy

The 42-page document referred to India & China ‘friendly sovereign global centres of power’, and highlighted Moscow’s growing enmity with the West.

Why Putin met Doval and how India navigated US to buy Russian oil

PM Modi’s significant reliance on NSA Ajit Doval and their shaping, especially, of India’s neighbourhood policy, seems to have tipped the balance in Russia’s mind.

Defence group report shows Pakistan as low on priority-list, outlines India’s middle-ground policy

The 'Morning Consult' report shows how India’s middle-ground positionality – decision to not align with global powers – affects foreign investment, trade, and security maneuvers.

India & Russia begin joint manufacturing of AK 203 rifles in UP, might export them too

India and Russia had inked an agreement in December 2021 for procurement of 6,01,427 assault rifles through Korwa Ordnance Factory in Amethi.

Nehru to Putin, Tolstoy to Tagore—Delhi artist shows India-Russia ties still key. G20 is proof

From a burdened Nehru to a smirking Putin, each portrait sketched by AICC’s former national secretary Dalbir Singh and showcased at Delhi’s Russian Centre of Science and Culture, had its own story.

100 yrs of Soviet Union: Nehru-Indira era over, but idea of USSR still rules Indian mind

Soviet babies were named Indira, Sita and Gita, Indian children were called Stalin, Stalinjeet, Natasha. The USSR was a blueprint for Indian nation-building.

Discrepancies in MEA, Kremlin statements on Modi-Putin call, ‘will take Modi at his word’ says US

Modi's call for 'dialogue and diplomacy' amid the ongoing Ukraine war and mention of 'defence and security' cooperation missing from Kremlin version of Friday call between Indian PM and Putin.

PM Modi to skip annual summit with Putin over nuclear weapon threat to Ukraine, says report

Modi and Putin met in September on the sidelines of a bloc summit in Uzbekistan and have spoken on the phone a number of times this year, including on Russia's war in Ukraine.

Modi govt asked by sanction-hit Russia for parts for key sectors, says report

Moscow has sent India a list of over 500 products including parts for cars, aircraft and trains for delivery as sanctions squeeze Russia's ability to keep vital industries running.

On Camera

English didn’t enslave India. It was the harbinger of a new creative consciousness: A Ranganathan

Rabindranath Tagore stood apart from his contemporaries by infusing poetry and universalism into Indian nationalism, opposing chauvinism and blind obedience, wrote A Ranganathan in 1962.

Nodal officers to fast-tracking NOCs, Kerala govt’s heeding investor concerns, and it means business

As many as 21 policy reforms are under implementation following Invest Kerala Global Summit, as LDF govt works to change perception that the state is not conducive to businesses.

Army chief’s big warning to Pakistan: Stop sponsoring terrorism if you want to exist geographically

Amid continued concerns over cross-border terrorism, General Upendra Dwivedi further warned the neighbour that India will not show restraint if there is an Op Sindoor 2.0.

How Pakistan thinks: Army for hire, ideology of convenience

Pakistan’s army has been a rentier force available to a reasonable bidder. It has never come to the aid of any Muslims including Palestinians or the Gazans, except making noises here and there.