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India plans to pitch arms deal with Russia during Putin’s visit

India has over 200 Russian fighter jets and several batteries of the S-400 defence shield, which were used during the four day conflict with Pakistan in May.

Kim Jong Un promises to help Russia as Putin thanks North Korea for sending troops

Meeting took place on the sidelines of China's Victory Day celebrations, where North Korean leader told Putin that he considers aiding Russia a 'duty' & 'fraternal obligation'.

One bill to threaten them all & Kremlin has the last laugh

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

Putin dials Modi, shares ‘insights’ on his talks with Trump at Alaska summit

'Thank my friend, President Putin, for his phone call and for sharing insights on his recent meeting with President Trump in Alaska,' PM Modi said in a social media post.

European leaders support Trump’s ‘trilateral summit’ between US, Russia, Ukraine to end conflict

In a joint statement released Saturday, leaders 'welcomed' Trump's efforts to 'stop the killing in Ukraine, end Russia's war of aggression & achieve just and lasting peace'.

Putin, Netanyahu discuss Iran’s nuclear programme & violence in Syria

The discussion came after Israeli airstrikes earlier this month targeted Syrian military sites in Sweida & Damascus, following sectarian unrest in the Druze-dominated city.

Disappointed by call with Putin, Trump to speak to Zelenskyy Friday

US attempts to end Russia-Ukraine war via diplomacy have largely stalled. Trump faces growing calls, including from some Republicans, to increase pressure on Putin to negotiate in earnest.

SubscriberWrites: How will a world of Putin and Netanyahu look at a Nikol Pashinyan

After a crushing defeat, Armenia under Pashinyan seeks peace with Türkiye—offering a rare postwar pivot from isolation to diplomacy in an age of rising global militarism.

Russia and Ukraine exchange prisoners of war, but Moscow received no war dead, Russia says

Russia and Ukraine exchange prisoners of war, but Moscow received no war dead, Russia says

Russia terms Israel’s attack on Iran unprovoked, illegal & breach of UN charter

Russia condemned the attack, accusing Israel of wrecking diplomatic efforts to strike a deal to allay Western concerns about Tehran’s nuclear programme.

On Camera

Henry George’s Single Tax offers a democratic alternative to communist remedies: DM Kulkarni

The immediate benefit of Single Tax would be to reduce the sale prices of land to nominal ones. Landowners would no longer find it profitable to keep idle lands, wrote DM Kulkarni in 1960.

China is taking India to WTO over subsidies, again. Here’s what it’s arguing before trade body

Dispute will now move to consultative process, which allows the two sides to come to an amicable agreement within 60 days.

Israel has ‘realised who its real friend is’, eyes defence expansion in India amid arms curbs by others

It is argued that India-Israel ties are moving from buyer–seller dynamic to one focused on joint development & manufacturing partnership, a shift 'more durable' than traditional arms sales.

Dhurandhar shows hard cinema is soft power and Pakistan is unapologetically the target

If Pathaan gave both conservatives and liberals room to hide, Dhurandhar extends no such courtesy. Aditya Dhar ripped open that tent of hypocrisy and turned the knife.