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Topic: Putin

How to please Grok & who’s got the greatest appetite

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

Not the time for war, Modi says in message to Putin, advises Zelensky ‘resolution not on battlefield’

Resolution will only come when both Ukraine and Russia come to negotiating table, Indian prime minister asserts. 'We stand for harmony.'

Starmer urges world to put ‘maximum pressure’ on Russia, says Putin’s ceasefire nod ‘not good enough’

The UK PM called for lasting peace with strong security measures. He also announced that Ukraine-allied countries will meet Thursday to draft robust plans to back a peace deal.

US-Russia talks on Ukraine vindicate India’s stance on conflict—‘Today’s time not of war’

The success of NATO, the military arm of US sponsored Atlanticism, is as much a pipe dream as is Putin’s revival of Moscow-centric Eurocentrism in the era of multilateralism advocated by New Delhi.

Ukraine, Europe will be part of ‘real’ peace talks to end Moscow’s war, says US Secretary of State Rubio

Earlier on Sunday, US officials handed European officials a questionnaire asking how many troops they could contribute to enforcing a peace agreement between Ukraine and Russia.

At JLF, Nobel-winning molecular biologist Venki Ramakrishnan talks anti-ageing with a Putin disclaimer

At session called 'Why We Die: The New Science of Ageing and the Quest for Immortality', he talked about ethics & realities of anti-ageing research and how to live a healthy, long life.

Azerbaijan president confirms plane shot down by Russia after Putin apologises for ‘tragic incident’

Azerbaijan Airlines Flight J2-8243 crashed last week, killing 38 people, after accidental shooting from the ground in Russia. A Russian probe is ongoing.

When a German Navy inspector lost his job for asserting ‘need to respect Putin’

‘Just three weeks later, Russia went on to attack Ukraine on Putin’s orders, bombing civilians and denying the country its right to exist,’ writes Walter J Lindner in 'What the West Should Learn from India’.

Russia fires new hypersonic ballistic missile at Ukraine, Putin warns more could follow

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said use of the new missile amounted to “a clear and severe escalation” in the war and called for strong worldwide condemnation.

Russian lawmaker says Biden is risking WW3 with missile decision, hopes Trump will overturn it

Reuters reported Sunday that Biden's administration has made the decision to allow Ukraine to make the strikes with US weapons deep into Russia.

On Camera

With nuke lunacy, Asim Munir joins Pakistan’s Hall of Generals who swapped brains for bluster

Munir indicates that he’s willing to go for broke, even if it risks taking his country “and half the world” down with him. It’s important to understand where he is coming from.

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.

‘Next war may come sooner than expected, will require whole-of-nation approach’—Army chief

Gen Dwivedi framed Op Sindoor not just as retaliation to Pahalgam, but as demonstration of India’s capability to fight multi-domain conflicts with integration between services & agencies.

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.