Hardeep Puri, Jyotiraditya Scindia, Kiren Rijiju and V K Singh will travel as special envoys to Ukraine’s neighbouring countries to monitor evacuation.
While US, Japan & Australia have spoken in unison against Russia’s war on Ukraine and supported each other over imposing sanctions against Moscow, India continues business as usual with Russia.
SWIFT messaging system is backbone for financing global trade. US, European Commission, France, Germany, Italy, UK & Canada have excluded Russia’s central bank & some other banks from SWIFT.
The aircraft Antonov AN-225 — which was named "Mriya" or "dream" in Ukrainian — was undergoing repair works at Gostomel airport near Kyiv since 24 February.
Beijing ordered banning posts that were 'not positive about Russia'. On Weibo, hashtag 'What’s special about Russia’s military operation' was viewed 28 million times.
The immediate effect of the Ukraine conflict would be the delay in delivery of ongoing projects by Russia. But the long-term impact would be the lessons China draws here.
Putin directed his defence minister and the chief of the military’s general staff to put the nuclear deterrent forces in a ‘special regime of combat duty’.
Experts say the move is significant not only because Cyprus is allegedly home to offshore companies of Russian oligarchs but also because it’s a non-NATO member
While bond yields tend to fall amid low inflation & interest rate cuts, market experts say they’ve been rising due to concerns over tax collections, fiscal deficit & potential impact of US tariffs.
It is one of the most advanced long-range air defence and anti-missile radars. It has been acquired under an about USD 145-million deal signed in 2020.
In its toughest time in decades because of floods, Punjab would’ve expected PM Modi to visit. If he has the time for a Bihar tour, why not a short visit to next-door Punjab?
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