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Saturday, January 3, 2026
TopicOff The Cuff

Topic: Off The Cuff

ThePrint photos of the week: Senapati’s grand welcome for Muivah to inside story of a Chhath train

New Delhi: From a rousing reception for Thuingaleng Muivah, general secretary of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland (Isak-Muivah), in Manipur’s Senapati, to a...

‘Putin’s India trip to boost trade ties beyond oil, Western sanctions a double-edged sword’—Russia envoy

At ThePrint’s Off The Cuff, Russian Ambassador to India Denis Alipov said tariff barriers on both sides have restricted the scope of India-Russia trade, an issue they are trying to resolve.

Off The Cuff with Russian Ambassador to India, Denis Alipov

In the latest edition of ThePrint Off The Cuff, Denis Alipov, the Russian Ambassador to India, speaks with ThePrint Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta and Editor,...

‘Ukraine a playground of NATO & US against Russia, Europe belligerent & childish,’ says Russian envoy

At ThePrint’s Off The Cuff, Denis Alipov reiterated Moscow’s view that NATO is a ‘threat’, and said that Ukraine is being used as ‘lever’ to tear Russia.

‘India-Russia have robust defence ties, Putin’s visit to be significant for negotiations’: Russian envoy

At ThePrint’s Off The Cuff, Russia’s Ambassador to India Denis Alipov said sensitive defence talks are underway. Putin is set to visit India in December.

Russia can’t be defeated, Ambassador Alipov says, points to nuclear weapons

Speaking at ThePrint’s Off The Cuff, Russian Ambassador to India calls European nations’ support for Ukraine their ‘craziness’.

Stopped recruiting Indians for Russian military, some who remain there are Russian citizens, says envoy

Some Indians, who acquired Russian citizenship, have reached out to New Delhi to return home. Moscow is trying to find a legal way out of this complication, Russian Ambassador to India Denis Alipov says at ThePrint’s Off The Cuff.

Russia-India-China can be a ‘decisive force in world politics’, says Russian envoy to India

At ThePrint's Off The Cuff, Denis Alipov says Moscow remains eager to restore RIC framework, & trilateral interaction would help promote trust & understanding between India & China.

Snapshots from ThePrint OTC: Eknath Shinde on ties with Fadnavis, Ajit Pawar & key projects in Maharashtra

In the edition of ThePrint’s Off The Cuff, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde speaks about ties with CM Devendra Fadnavis & deputy CM...

Snapshots from ThePrint OTC: Telangana CM Revanth Reddy on Trump, Modi & more

CM Reddy discussed politics, geopolitics & his plans for Telangana in the latest episode of Off The Cuff with ThePrint’s Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta, at The Quorum in Hyderabad.

On Camera

Indian bureaucracy should be given incentives and rewards: MH Mody

Is there a place for a counter-bureaucracy, or a separate and competing bureaucracy to counterbalance the force of the executive’s bureaucracy, asked author MH Mody in 1980.

India’s urban co-op banks are turning the page—crisis to cautious revival, one metric at a time

With bad loans shrinking & capital buffers stronger, urban co-op banks’ new umbrella body NUCFDC is now prioritising rollout of digital transformation.

Greece looking at TATA’s WhAP infantry combat vehicle for army procurement

If deal goes through, Greece will be 2nd foreign country to procure vehicle. Morocco was first; TATA Group has set up manufacturing unit there with minimum 30 percent indigenous content.

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.