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TopicRussia-Ukraine conflict

Topic: Russia-Ukraine conflict

Modi holds meeting on Ukraine, will send 4 ministers to aid safety, rescue of Indians

Hardeep Puri, Jyotiraditya Scindia, Kiren Rijiju and V K Singh will travel as special envoys to Ukraine’s neighbouring countries to monitor evacuation.

India’s guarded stance on Russia-Ukraine conflict to create tensions among Quad partners

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.

How restrictions on Russia using SWIFT system can affect economy of country, rest of Europe

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.

World’s largest plane ‘Mriya’ destroyed in Russian attack, Ukraine vows to restore it

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.

What China says and does about Russia’s Ukraine invasion don’t match

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.

Why Indian defence is concerned about Russia-Ukraine crisis — project delivery, lessons China draws

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.

India sending teams from Moscow, alerts Red Cross to evacuate students from Kharkiv, Sumy

Indian students stuck in Kharkiv and Sumy are most at danger as these north-eastern cities of Ukraine are the main conflict areas.

Biden’s ‘flowers’ for Vladimir Putin, and Tiananmen Square moment in Ukraine

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

Vladimir Putin puts Russian nuclear forces on alert even as Belarus mediates negotiations

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’.

Cyprus, ‘haven for Russian money laundering’, supports excluding Russia from SWIFT banking 

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

On Camera

The key difference between India and China’s response to Gen-Z protests in Nepal

China is desperate to keep Communist Nepal ally intact. India must worry.

What’s behind bond yields’ logic-defying spike? The market’s concern over the future

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.

Navy gets first Tata-made Spanish 3D surveillance radar for its warships, 19 more to come

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.

Punjab is fast becoming the new Northeast. And there’s a message in it for Modi

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?