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Tuesday, December 16, 2025
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Topic: NATO

If nations could feel, Russia’s emotion would be humiliation. Maybe Ukraine is just a threat

Invasion may never have been the point. Russia is perhaps forcing a dialogue over what the spheres of influence in Eastern Europe should be.

Russia planning a ‘full-scale attack’ on Ukraine, NATO chief says

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg raised concerns about civilians being evacuated from the pro-Russian separatist regions amid an increase in ceasefire violations.

Ukraine crisis is a litmus test for all — US, EU, UN, and also for India

After the chaotic end to the US-led war in Afghanistan, the Ukraine crisis is now proving to be the real test for countries and for multilateral bodies like the UN.

Don’t panic, India urges its nationals in Ukraine, as situation remains tense

Ministry of External Affairs has told Indian nationals, especially students, that India will continue to operate its embassy in Kyiv as Russia talks of de-escalation.

Ukraine crisis is India’s problem too, not just big powers’ fight for influence

There’s no telling how the distant power-struggle in Ukraine will end, but one way or the other, it will shape India’s world for decades to come.

As war clouds gather over Ukraine, American defence stocks rise even as markets go down

Aerospace giant Northrop Grumman’s stocks saw sharp 4.53% rise, among several defence companies defying market trend as US and other NATO countries warned citizens to leave Ukraine.

Take China-Russia ties with a pinch of salt. Their arms cooperation is just political show

It's unlikely that Moscow and Beijing are coordinating to pull the US into a two-front war, but keeping this fear alive in the West is valuable.

Here’s why India-Russia rift will deepen with Ukraine crisis. It’s foolish thinking otherwise

That India’s strategic autonomy requires high levels of defence relations with Russia is stupid. It's time to reduce arms dependence.

US-led alliance expansion is over. Russia wants an iron-clad deal to stop NATO

Russia is calling for a fresh approach to Europe’s security architecture upon which it believes to hold significant leverage and influence similar to the US.

Stopping Putin means hitting him where it really hurts

If West can pull themselves together to make a coordinated response, challenge will be to punish Putin in language he understands best — through his wallet & those of his friends.

On Camera

Bhajan raves, caste jokes, Kundli-matching—young India is scrolling back to conservatism

These were the battles we thought we’d already fought. The slow recognition that caste is a plague upon Indian society. The hard-won right to choose your own partner.

India’s merchandise exports to US rising month-on-month despite Trump tariffs, govt data shows

November exports to the US saw 10% growth from the previous month. Overall, in the first 8 months this fiscal, the merchandise exports to the US touched has touched $59bn.

US clears $686-mn package to breathe fresh life into Pakistani F-16s

Of the total package, $649 million will be utilised for additional hardware, software, and support services, and the remaining for Major Defence Equipment (MDE).

India’s top airline just handed sarkar the keys. That’s IndiGo’s real ‘crime’

Don’t blame misfortune. This is colossal incompetence and insensitivity. So bad, heads would have rolled even in the old PSU-era Indian Airlines and Air India.