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Wednesday, January 14, 2026
TopicIndia-Russia

Topic: India-Russia

Putin visit puts India’s balancing act in focus & ‘opportunity’ for Delhi in Pakistan-Afghanistan crisis

FT reports on Putin’s upcoming visit to India, while BBC examines if there are caste-biases in language used by Supreme Court of India.

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.

On Camera

Debt target to central schemes, expect three significant changes in Budget 2026

The absence of major adjustments in tax rates has meant a decline in general interest in the annual budgets, with less curiosity about what they contain. Budget 2026 could change that.

Grounded no more: Andhra govt revives no-frills Dagadarthi airport near Nellore to boost south coast link

As Visakhapatnam readies a mega airport, the Andhra Pradesh government has revived its shelved Dagadarthi project, aiming to boost cargo and connectivity on the south coast.

Army chief lambasts Chinese infra push in Shaksgam Valley. ‘We consider it illegal action’

Speaking at annual press conference, Army chief reiterated that India does not recognise 1963 Sino-Pakistan border pact under which Pakistan illegally ceded Shaksgam Valley to China.

Thank you Donald Trump, again. India now has reason to shed fear of trade deals and risky reform

UK, EFTA already in the bag and EU on the way, many members of RCEP except China signed up, and even restrictions on China being lifted, India has changed its mind on trade.