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India seeks consular access for Russian PoW in Ukraine custody. But his potential return is complicated

Majoti Sahil Mohamed Hussein, who claims Indian nationality, is a PoW in Ukraine after surrendering on frontlines. His fate may rely on Moscow requesting his return. 

War expanding? Trump says Kyiv can ‘win all of Ukraine’ back from Russia with NATO support

Trump has repeatedly expressed desire to end the war, but has previously said it’d likely involve Ukraine giving up some territory. Kyiv has consistently rejected this suggestion.

Ukraine collects vast war data trove to train AI models to take decisions on battlefield

Thousands of drones are already using AI systems to fly themselves into targets without human piloting, and Ukraine is using AI technologies to help demine its territory.

Ukraine pushes for NATO invite, points to failed nuclear deal as Russia invasion reaches 3 year mark

Kyiv calls for robust security guarantees to protect it from Russian aggression as Donald Trump returns to the White House, fears settlement to the war that would leave it exposed.

German Chancellor Scholz makes unexpected visit to Ukraine, promises military aid worth $683 mn

At Kyiv, Scholz will hold talks with President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, who is set to push NATO to invite Ukraine to join the military alliance at a meeting in Brussels this week.

Russia fires new hypersonic ballistic missile at Ukraine, Putin warns more could follow

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said use of the new missile amounted to “a clear and severe escalation” in the war and called for strong worldwide condemnation.

Russia launched intercontinental ballistic missile during attack on Ukraine, says Kyiv

Powerful, nuclear-capable weapon used for the first time by Russia, after Ukraine fired US and British missiles at targets inside the country.

US embassy in Kyiv shuts down over anticipated air attack

The embassy also asked citizens to shelter, a day after Ukraine used US missiles to strike Russian territory; this prompted Putin to lower the threshold for a nuclear strike.

‘What we need is real peace,’ says Zelensky as Russia-Ukraine war reaches 1,000 days

The 33-month old conflict has resulted in over 6 million Ukrainian refugees, with soldiers fighting in frozen trenches and burning steppes.

At least 2406 children killed or injured in 1000 days of Ukraine conflict, says UNICEF

The UN agency noted the increased civilian casualties and infrastructure damage in Ukraine with attacks disrupting essential services, including water, heating, and electricity.'

On Camera

Norway’s Modi cartoon was not satire. Just colonial laziness

Political satire is indispensable to democracy, racial caricature isn’t. If Europe’s liberal press still cannot tell difference, then decolonisation never happened in their imagination.

Waiver or no waiver, Russian crude remains centrepiece of India’s oil imports strategy

With Washington issuing a third 30-day waiver for Russian crude cargoes at sea, India signals continuity in import strategy while ramping up purchases from Venezuela and other suppliers.

Dragon’s armour: How Xi reshaped China’s military with theatre commands a decade before India’s push

While India yet to set in motion theaterisation of armed forces, China's military reforms combined China’s Army, Navy, Air Force and Rocket Force aimed at regional dominance & tight political control.

Pakistan is tactically brilliant, strategically disastrous. It’s primed for repeated blunders

Pakistan has ended up losing every war against India but that hasn’t prevented it from claiming victory. We will go over the evidence to anticipate what to expect next.