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Topic: Modi-Putin meet

India’s once unshakeable ties with Russia are fraying

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s visit to New Delhi last week was his first since the invasion of Ukraine in 2022. Bilateral summits used to...

The Great smoke screen & Indi-No-Go

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

Putin visit to India was all about easy camaraderie. A diplomatic and Make in India success

Modi and Putin touched upon trade. The target is to elevate India-Russian trade to $100 billion from $68.7 billion.

ThePrint photos of the week: From Modi & Putin to the anaemic mothers of Melghat

In PhotosOfTheWeek, we bring you pictures clicked by ThePrint’s photojournalists, video journalists and reporters this past week.

PM Modi’s red carpet rollout for Putin defies US pressure

New Delhi: President Vladimir Putin arrived in New Delhi for his first state visit to India since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, showcasing warming...

‘India on the side of peace’: PM Modi calls for peaceful solution to Russia-Ukraine conflict

On his part, Putin thanks Indian PM for his efforts in working towards 'finding a solution' to end the almost four-year-long war. Russia & US are holding talks to find a peace deal.

Business & govt will find a way out to work together, Western sanctions temporary: India-Russia forum chief

Sanctions, limitations are imposed to create 'unfair competitive advantage' for the West, says Alexander Stuglev. But, he adds, they have also created huge potential for new players.

What’s so special about Putin’s Aurus Senat limousine?

The standard edition of the car carries a price tag of Rs 2.5 crore. The variant exclusively customised for Putin costs Rs 5.5 crore due to its safety modifications.

‘What game is Putin playing?’ say the Chinese on Russia-India summit

‘India has 200 Russian aircraft and multiple S-400s. Now Putin brings Su-57s and S-500s. Given China-India and India-Pakistan dynamics, what game is he playing?’ wrote a Weibo user.

What’s expected from Putin’s India visit in December—Defence Secretary explains

ThePrint had previously reported that India & Russia are talking about 5 more regiments of the S-400, but no contracts are to be signed during the Russian president's visit.

On Camera

Menstrual leave doesn’t work in ‘real world’. And that real world is designed by, for men

When a woman menstruates, when/if she decides to marry, when/if she decides to have kids, should not be factors when looking at a woman’s potential from a hiring standpoint.

US strike on Iran’s key oil export island Kharg raises fears of wider supply disruption

President Trump said the US had bombed military targets on Kharg Island in the Persian Gulf, but spared oil infrastructure.

Supreme Leader Mojtaba, the man Iran must keep alive & the secret force ‘tasked with it’—all about NOPO

The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.

Peaceful power transfers followed uprisings in India’s neighbourhood. It’s a sign of mature democracies

Rating democracies is a tricky business. I am only using the simple metric of who in the Indian subcontinent has had the most peaceful, stable, normal political transitions and continuity.