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Friday, May 3, 2024
TopicIndia-Russia

Topic: India-Russia

India and Russia agree to work closely on key issues at UNSC

The Ministry of External Affairs said both sides held bilateral consultations in Moscow Tuesday on issues which are on the agenda of the UN Security Council.

Covid vaccine Sputnik V has 91.6% efficacy, Lancet report says. Makers expecting India nod

Kirill Dmitriev, CEO of Russian Direct Investment Fund that makes Sputnik V, also says majority of vaccine doses will be manufactured in India.

Ladakh shows Russia won’t choose between India and China. It doesn’t want to

US sanctions on Russia as well as its determination to paint Vladimir Putin as the bad guy is driving Moscow into Beijing’s arms. Make no mistake, this is a willing embrace.

Moscow’s relationship with China, Pakistan independent of its ties with India — Russian envoy

Nikolay Kudashev, Russian Ambassador to India, says Moscow would encourage enhanced dialogue between India and China as it believes this is ‘key to regional security and stability’.

BrahMos venture to expand, export missiles to countries as India-Russia ties grow — Moscow

Roman Babushkin, deputy chief of mission, Russian Embassy, said Moscow is ‘concerned’ over India-China border standoff because if not settled soon, ‘other players’ might take advantage.

Modi has key ace left on Ladakh crisis — skip SCO and BRICS summits, embarrass Xi’s China

Indian troops have disrupted the status quo and the Chinese don’t like it. And that’s what the ongoing talks in Chushul-Moldo are all about.

Putin wishes PM Modi on his birthday, lauds his contribution in enhancing India-Russia ties

Praising Modi, the Russian President said his activity as India's head of the government has earned him the well-deserved respect of compatriots and high international prestige.

Russia makes a comeback into India’s plans. All thanks to China and Covid

Vladimir Putin is perhaps the only world leader today who can pick up the phone and talk to Xi Jinping. Delhi couldn't have chosen a better time to reach out to Moscow.

Russian envoy in touch with Modi govt to ‘collaborate’ on Covid vaccine Sputnik V

Russian Ambassador to India Nikolay Kudashev has contacted offices of principal scientific advisor & secretaries of dept of health research, and biotechnology in this regard.

Modi’s bid to sway China’s Xi with personal outreach was a big error. India’s paying for it

India is now paying for those obsessions, and needs hard introspection, realism and course-correction, be it on China, US or Russia.

On Camera

BJP needs to be Bengalified. Go beyond rosogolla, eat pantabhaat, know what’s hodol kutkut

Words like 'ghuspethiye' or 'tushtikaran' resonate very little in West Bengal, nor do phrases like 'mangalsutra' or Amit Shah's distortion of Mamata Banerjee's 'Maa, Mati, Manush' slogan into 'mullah, madrasa, mafia'.

How govt brought Vodafone Idea back from the brink & earned a neat profit in the process

In 2021, the government allowed telcos to convert interest on deferred spectrum payments and AGR dues into equity. This made it the single largest stakeholder in Vodafone Idea.

China builds road through Shaksgam Valley, India registers protest

New Delhi has, in past, too, objected to Chinese construction activities in Shaksgam Valley. Work in this strategic region gathered pace after the 2017 Doklam stand-off.

Frontrunner is letting the challenger define this poll campaign. Modi still hasn’t found a big theme

A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.