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Saturday, October 4, 2025
TopicIndia-Russia

Topic: India-Russia

Jaishankar defends India-Russia ties — ‘relationship with Moscow not a handicap, saved us many times’

Ties developed over 60 yrs, says external affairs minister, adds that New Delhi now has large 'portfolio' of international relationships & it's natural for country to make best of it.

India holds maritime exercise with Russia, land exercise with US

India has, however, not released official statement with regard to exercise with Russia. As per Russian defence ministry, exercise will last until Wednesday.

Jaishankar says India-Russia relations ‘very steady’ since 1950s

During a conversation at the Council on Foreign Relations on Tuesday, Jaishankar said that Russia’s relationship with Europe and the West has been 'severely disrupted'.

Putin ‘popular among women’, Lavrov a ‘womaniser’ — journalist & Russian ambassador banter

At a press meet hosted by FCC South Asia, an Indian journalist said it would have been 'nice' if the 'popular' Russian president had come down to India.

India’s boom, Russia’s crunch — how money is shaping a new space race

The seemingly sudden competition to get to a previously unexplored region of the moon recalls the space race of the 1960s when the United States and the Soviet Union competed.

Little-known trading firms export half of Russian oil to India, China, finds Reuters

It marks a major departure from well-established oil majors such as BP & Shell and top trading houses like Vitol & Glencore that handled Russian crude & oil products for decades.

North Korea’s Kim Jong Un meets Russia’s defence minister Sergei Shoigu, reports KCNA

The North Korean leader gave Shoigu a tour of a defence expo featuring Pyongyang's banned ballistic missiles as both sides pledged to boost ties.

Ahead of SCO meet, differences emerge in readouts of Modi-Putin phone call on Wagner mutiny

MEA readout said Putin told Modi about recent developments & Indian PM reiterated call for dialogue. Kremlin readout said Modi expressed 'support of resolute actions by Russian leadership'.

Russia’s Sberbank launches Indian rupee accounts for individuals to reduce dependence on dollar

The move comes after the bank, along with few others in Russia, has already allowed deposits in Chinese Yuan and UAE dirhams.

Soviet Midas touch drove Indian economy during Cold War. India rekindling rupee-rouble affair

India is an outlier for engaging with Russian economy, which has brought back talk of reviving an old Cold War relic: the rupee-rouble trade. But the rupee is in trouble in Russia.

On Camera

6 reasons Trump’s Gaza plan won’t work—even if Hamas accepts it

On paper, the 21-point plan looks balanced—Palestinian governance, international oversight, reconstruction pledges. But in reality, it is a non-negotiable diktat.

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.

Something’s hidden in the Oval Office photo of Trump, Munir, Sharif. India must look closely

What Munir has achieved with Trump is a return to normal, ironing out the post-Abbottabad crease. The White House picture gives us insight into how Pakistan survives, occasionally thrives and thinks.