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Thursday, January 8, 2026
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Topic: Modi-Putin meet

Putin dials Modi, shares ‘insights’ on his talks with Trump at Alaska summit

'Thank my friend, President Putin, for his phone call and for sharing insights on his recent meeting with President Trump in Alaska,' PM Modi said in a social media post.

After Doval, Jaishankar heads to Russia next week amid tensions with US, may call on Putin

New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar will travel to Russia 20–21 August, to meet his counterpart Sergey Lavrov, as India seeks to reinforce...

‘Old’ India-Russia ties crucial now, says NSA Ajit Doval in Moscow amid Trump tariffs & India pushback

New Delhi: India’s “old, strategic and privileged” partnership with Russia is crucial at a time of global “unpredictability” and “uncertainty”, National Security Adviser (NSA)...

Russian president Putin to visit India on invitation of PM Modi, says FM Lavrov

The invitation was extended during Prime Minister Modi's visit to Moscow following re-election in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.

Vladimir Putin likely to visit India in 2025, says Kremlin. ‘Welcomed Modi twice this year’

The Russian president is expected to visit India sometime next year for the annual India-Russia summit as it is New Delhi’s turn to host.

Modi pitches for peace in Ukraine, discusses India-Russia economic ties with Putin at bilateral meet

On his 2-day visit to Russia for BRICS summit, Modi also met with Iran president to discuss Afghanistan's reconstruction. On day 2, he'll hold bilateral meet with Xi Jinping—1st in 5 yrs.

Modi’s Ukraine visit sends many signals. Some seem aimed for Russia

The big question before Modi's Kyiv visit was if it was geopolitical damage control after Western criticism of his Moscow trip. Now, there’s a new question: did the trip send a message to Moscow?

India-US ties under Modi echo Nehru’s reluctance to commit. Hope consequences aren’t the same

The US wants a deeper security partnership with India. New Delhi is plainly uncomfortable with this and therefore dictating the pace like it always has.

Chinese whispers in Modi’s Russia visit & the Armaan Malik factor that’s shaken Indian society

Global media also discusses why India must seek broader regional engagement beyond bilateral immediacies in Middle East & Araku Valley transformation into thriving coffee-growing region.

From US envoy to NSA, top American officials double on India over Modi’s visit to Russia

US Deputy Secretary is said to have spoken to Indian foreign secretary in early July, hoping that Modi-Putin meet might be rescheduled to avoid coinciding with NATO summit.

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How artificial intelligence is reshaping terrorism and state security risks

Terrorist groups are increasingly using AI for propaganda, recruitment and attacks, forcing states to rethink security strategies.

2025 marked key point in India’s power sector: Clean energy surge pushed coal power into rare decline

Coal-based power generation fell 3% in 2025 while renewable capacity surged to 40% of India’s installed power mix, according to India Power Sector Review 2025 by CREA.

Bangladesh-Pakistan look to expand ties to defence procurement as Dhaka shows ‘interest’ in JF-17s

Pakistan military said it has assured Bangladesh of fast-tracked delivery of Super Mushshak trainer aircraft during high level defence meet held Tuesday.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.