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Tuesday, September 16, 2025
TopicRussia-Ukraine conflict

Topic: Russia-Ukraine conflict

Russia-Ukraine conflict shows famines aren’t far. War and hunger go hand-in-hand

Historically, famines have been triggered by extreme weather conditions due to climate change. All these factors, plus war and Covid-19, are at work today.

What are the new western missile systems Ukraine plans to use to destroy Russia’s deadly Iskanders

Iskander missiles are seen as Moscow’s primary weapon of threat. But Ukraine hopes to counter them with NASAMS and ISIS-T-SLM air defence weapons from the US & Germany, respectively.

‘My time has come’ — who is Ramzan Kadyrov, controversial Putin ally wanting to retire from post

In a video released on his Telegram channel last week, Ramzan — who has supported campaigns in Ukraine & Crimea — says that he is the longest-serving head of a Russian province.

60-80% of Twitter accounts posting on Russia-Ukraine war bots, 90% ‘pro Ukraine’, finds new study

Scholars from the University of Adelaide studied 5.2 million posts shared between 23 February & 8 March & found the bots may be pushing people to flee their homes in these countries.

Satellite images reveal damage to Russian air base in Crimea post-attack, but who did it?

Tuesday’s attack on a Russian naval air base on the west coast of the Crimean peninsula, which Russia had annexed in 2014, left one dead and several injured.

Resolve crisis of students back from China & Ukraine mid-course, House panel tells MEA 

Parliamentary Standing Committee on External Affairs says it is 'deeply concerned' as students have neither been able to return to China & Ukraine nor complete their training in India.

How Xi juggled wolf-warrior diplomacy & nationalism to ‘send message’ on Pelosi’s Taiwan trip

US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi says her visit is intended to support Taiwan’s democracy and does not alter the 'one-China' policy that the US abides by.

SubscriberWrites: The war in Ukraine is benefitting no one. Russia too will only lose resources

Physical re-building and re-engagement in international commerce will take a long time to stabilise, writes Jyoti Lahiri.

Latest from Russia disinformation stable: US experiments ‘turning Ukraine troops into monsters’

There have been a series of conspiracy theories in Russian media in recent weeks, including a Chechen commander's claim that Ukraine invasion is a 'holy war' against LGBTQ+ persons.

EU eases some sanctions on Russian assets to tackle global food crisis, open Ukraine port blockade

The European Union loosening sanctions means that banks can now process payments to Russian state-owned entities engaged in the trade of food and fertilisers.

On Camera

Indian cricket team and its half-hearted performative patriotism

India won the match against Pakistan. But when it came to upholding the spirit of the game, they dropped the ball.

At launch of NITI Aayog report, Sitharaman calls for regulation to run at par with AI adoption

FM adds that AI-assisted technologies should be adopted in all districts to bring development & highlights importance of collaborative ecosystems in tech innovation.

New Defence Procurement Manual out, first since 2009, with moves to cut red tape, ease pvt participation

The updated manual introduces reforms like guaranteed orders, lower financial penalties & simplified procurement for specialised equipment.

Gen Zs have taken down the Nepal regime. Here’s why this will never happen in India

To be truly functional and durable, even eternal, a state doesn’t just need a leader, a party or an ideology. It needs functional and robust institutions.