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Monday, February 23, 2026
TopicPresident Vladimir Putin

Topic: President Vladimir Putin

Kept waiting, Pakistan PM Sharif gate-crashed Putin-Erdogan meet? Russian media post sparks row

Vidhi Bhutra -
A 'video' circulated by RT showed Shehbaz Sharif waiting to meet Putin and allegedly gatecrashing another meeting, before the channel backtracked, saying the clip may have been misleading.

Next stop, revisionist central & Donald reporting for Putin duty

ThePrint Team -
The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

2+2 = Vande Mataram, and how to insult Nehru, volumes 1, 2, 3…

ThePrint Team -
The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

The Great smoke screen & Indi-No-Go

ThePrint Team -
The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

Putin visit to India was all about easy camaraderie. A diplomatic and Make in India success

Meenakashi Lekhi -
Modi and Putin touched upon trade. The target is to elevate India-Russian trade to $100 billion from $68.7 billion.

Hugs, car rides, but no deals—Modi-Putin meet exposes weaknesses of both countries

Rajesh Rajagopalan -
Russia’s constraints are far greater than New Delhi is willing to recognise, and the consequences will be for New Delhi to bear.

India-Russia persist with ties not due to Soviet-era nostalgia. They see a new strategic logic

Indrani Talukdar -
Vladimir Putin's visit to India is not just another box to be ticked in the fixture of diplomatic calendars, but one shaped by an imperative to revisit the relationship.

The gifts for Putin: Saffron from Kashmir, marble chess set from Agra, silver tea set from Bengal

Vidhi Bhutra -
The gifts, representing different facades of Indian diversity, were presented to the Russian President ahead of the banquet at Rashtrapati Bhavan.

‘Game being played’: Congress bristles at Tharoor invite to Putin banquet while Rahul, Kharge snubbed

Sourav Roy Barman -
'I don't know the basis of the invitation. This is all done by the govt...by Rashtrapati Bhavan. What do I know? All I can say is that I am honoured to have been invited,' Tharoor said.

The ‘primary culprit’ behind rupee free fall & why India can’t turn away from Russia

Antara Baruah -
BBC reports on Bollywood star Shahrukh Khan & Kajol’s London visit to unveil a statue to mark 30 years of Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge.
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Opinion

Indian judiciary must stop panicking over AI

Siddarth Raman -
To assume courts weigh every word committed to paper is to ignore reality. The Indian judiciary has long had a "Control+C" problem.

Nick Jonas wearing a mangalsutra is validation for many Indians. He’s our favourite jiju

Patel’s 1950 letter to Nehru: Find no legal power to deal with Press or men like Syama Prasad

Economy

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

Vrinda Tulsian -
On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

Defence

India eyes 6th generation FCAS, looks at tying up with France for possible collaboration

Snehesh Alex Philip -
Initial talks held on the possibility of India entering the programme that was started in 2017 between France, Germany and Spain to ensure European sovereignty in defence and security.

National Interest

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

Shekhar Gupta -
India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.

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