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Wednesday, August 20, 2025
TopicPresident Vladimir Putin

Topic: President Vladimir Putin

India rightfully enjoys high prestige on global stage, plays important role, Putin says

President Putin says Russia values the ‘Special and Privileged Strategic Partnership’ between the two countries in his Independence Day message to President Kovind and PM Modi.

Joe Biden urges Putin to act against ransomware groups, warns of ‘consequences’

US President Joe Biden spoke to Russian President Vladimir Putin Friday about the ongoing ransomware attacks by Russia-based criminals that have impacted the US and other countries.

Russia unveils new security strategy that aims to balance ties with India, China

The Russian National Security Strategy, released by Putin Saturday, also calls for reducing the usage of US dollars in international transactions.  

How Putin uses natural gas to exert Russian influence and punish his enemies

Natural gas has been the bedrock of Putin’s power both domestically and internationally.

Biden & Putin break the ice, hold their first summit – that itself is seen as victory

After about 3 hours together, the two leaders showed how differently they interpreted that goal. Concrete accomplishments were hard to define, and both leaders were in vintage form.

China is a friendly nation, says Putin, backs Beijing on Uyghur policy before meeting Biden

Russian President Vladimir Putin in interview to NBC calls China a 'huge, powerful' country, says 'can see attempts at destroying relationship between Russia and China'.

Autocrats in the 21st century aren’t like past dictators — just look at Putin

Today 54% of the global population lives in an autocracy like Russia, Belarus or Venezuela – the highest percentage in 20 years.

US slaps sanctions on 7 Russian officials over attempted assassination of Alexei Navalny

Navalny, 44, was sickened by the Russian nerve agent Novichok in an attack that the US and others linked to Putin's security services.

A look at post-Covid Olympics, and Putin’s ‘muscular’ tactics in Russia

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

What are penal colonies, where Putin critic Navalny has been sentenced to for nearly 3 years

Penal colonies, a unique feature in Russia, date back to the Russian Empire. They were later used by the Soviet Union when prison labour was used to accelerate industrialisation. 

On Camera

Afzalgunj to Begum Bazar—Hyderabad’s markets don’t look ‘nawabi’. Marwaris, Gujjus built them

Some of Hyderabad’s oldest jewellery and perfume stores—many dating back to the Nizam era—are run by Marwari, Gujrati, and Jain families.

New insolvency frameworks to shorter timelines, how 2025 amendment bill proposes to transform IBC

New bill aims to fix key issues with IBC 2016, including delays & patchy implementation, and protect creditors, with window for genuine promoters to retain control of their companies.

China pushes for separation of border issue from larger bilateral ties at 24th round of talks with India

New Delhi: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi Tuesday pushed for a “dual-track” progress for ties with India, separating economic ties from the boundary question,...

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?