The Ailana reached waters off Mumbai on 24 October, and has been nearly stationary since then, with the cargo still aboard. US had sanctioned Rosneft and Lukoil PJSC two days before.
The test raises a question. Why have Russian nuclear strategists now invested in the Burevestnik, when the US abandoned nuclear ramjet propulsion in 1964?
After initially showing interest in supplying the long-range missile to Ukraine, Trump appeared hesitant following his meeting with Zelenskyy, a day after his phone call with Putin.
Ken McCallum delivered the annual threat update Thursday, warning of 'new era' with 'overlapping threat' from both terrorists & state actors, & tech-driven threats. Read full speech.
Trump has repeatedly expressed desire to end the war, but has previously said it’d likely involve Ukraine giving up some territory. Kyiv has consistently rejected this suggestion.
India exited the Indo-Russian FGFA programme in 2018. But now it might procure at least 2 squadrons of Su-57 aircraft from Russia and evaluate Russian proposal to manufacture them in India.
FT looks at how India’s Russia moves are apparently alienating the EU, too. NYT says Trump's phone calls to Modi signal the renewal of India-US relationship.
This year, Jawan and The Kerala Story both won National Awards. The irony was impossible to miss. One critiqued the system, the other endorsed its narratives. The dichotomy says more about India’s cultural schizophrenia than any film review ever could.
New CPI series will take 2024 as base year, will provide more accurate measure of inflation, spending on digital services. Expected to enhance representation and reliability, says Saurabh Garg.
The agreement, signed after meeting between Rajnath and US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth on sidelines of ADMM-Plus in Kuala Lumpur, aims to deepen bilateral ties in the critical sector.
This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.
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