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Monday, February 23, 2026
TopicRussia-Syria relations

Topic: Russia-Syria relations

Watch CutTheClutter: Dramatic shifts in frozen Syrian war involving Assad, Putin, Iran, US

In Episode 1564, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta discusses why Hayat Tahrir al-Sham is the most challenging of rebel groups in Syria, & implications of Assad's losses.

‘Welcome any Russian proposals to set up military bases, its presence a good thing’: Syrian President

Bashar Al-Assad, who met Putin in Moscow Wednesday, has supported Russia's war in Ukraine and said that Damascus recognises the territories claimed by Russia in Ukraine.

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

Nick Jonas is not trying to modernise the mangalsutra, but his gesture shows that choices can be equal. If commitment must be flaunted, it need not be gendered.

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

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

Suspected brake failure leads to Tejas accident after landing, airframe likely to be written off

The IAF, so far, remains mum on this accident which has led to grounding of the fleet for safety checks.

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

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