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Tuesday, August 12, 2025
TopicPresident Vladimir Putin

Topic: President Vladimir Putin

Harsh lessons from the war in Ukraine

Based on the first 100 days, the war can go either way. Neither side will give up, and any peace deal will be hard-fought.

West must decide the end goal of war. Ukraine is being destroyed

Putin is also playing a pretend game of sorts. He knows he can’t 'win' against NATO but he can grind on and create a Syria in Europe.

As Putin gets desperate, US & allies should remember attack on Pearl Harbor

Revisionist powers have sometimes become most violent when campaigns of economic strangulation against them are about to succeed.

Putin still thinks he has something to win in Ukraine war — his political fate

Can Putin finish his 20-year project to return Russia to a totalitarian past with him as the leader? Or will the war lead to his demise?

How war in Ukraine is hollowing out Russia’s tech future

70,000 information technology workers have already fled the country & another 100,000 are expected to depart over next month, the Russian Association for Electronic Communications has said.

Why Putin could well use the ‘famous black suitcase and the red button’

As we reach the one-month mark in this war, Putin is primarily using the strategies of ancient warfare. But in the background loom the most modern tools of combat.

Russia could use nuclear arsenal if there is existential threat to country, says Putin aide

US President Biden begins a Europe trip today to ‘lead’ the West’s future response to the war.

Putin is not the only villain of Russia-Ukraine crisis. The West played a similar role

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Journey of Nazi symbol, and Boris Johnson’s ‘personal service’ for Russian oligarchs

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

SubscriberWrites: The Russia-Ukraine crisis is the result of clash of egos of two presidents

A deep look at that led to the conflict and the subsequent war will show that the cause is the mutual distrust of Russia and Ukraine, writes Sibu K Das.

On Camera

Hrithik Roshan & Jr NTR in Janaab-e-Aali is exactly what a dance-off should not be

Forget comparing it with classics like Hrithik’s Ek Pal Ka Jeena or the slick title track of Dhoom 2, Janaab-e-Aali does not even come close to Ghungroo.

How mining, manufacturing & power sectors weighed on India’s industrial output since January 2024

India’s industrial output growth saw a 10-month low in June, with Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growing by mere 1.5% as against 1.9% in May 2025.

India expands Southeast Asia defence footprint with new joint venture in Philippines

Memorandum of understanding between SMPP and ADFC was signed during state visit of Philippines’ President to India earlier this month.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.