India’s multi-alignment with Russia needs to be firmly rooted in strategic realism. It must decode just how the “no-limits” friendship between Russia and China has evolved since 2022.
The moment the war started, Western mainstream media started making concerted efforts to completely suppress the Russian point of view and only show the Western and Ukrainian narrative.
In maiden visit to India, Ukraine foreign minister Dmytro Kuleba did not get commitment from New Delhi on attending its peace meet. A meeting with PM Modi also did not materialise.
In an overnight attack, Ukraine claims it hit Russia's two amphibious landing ships, a communications center, and several other facilities belonging to the Black Sea Fleet.
Moscow accuses Kyiv of election sabotage with its days of strikes on Russian infra, one of the most sweeping air operations on Russian territory since Putin ordered Ukraine invasion.
At least 20 Indians have reached out to Indian embassy in Moscow for help. Travel agents tricked them, saying they were travelling on tourist visas to countries like Australia.
Indian officials remain tight-lipped about report, but say that New Delhi’s stance on Russia-Ukraine conflict has been made abundantly clear in official statements & remarks by PM.
19-yr-old Harsh Kumar had gone to Russia on tourist visa last Dec, says he was caught by police in Belarus along with his companions & handed over to Russia army.
Modi’s political competitors are meat-and-fish-gobbling quasi-Muslims who present 'Muslim' manifestos, appease Muslims, and can’t hope to represent India.
While the Chintan Research Foundation is not yet officially launched, ThePrint has learnt the Adani Group will be providing Rs 100 crore for it. Its initial focus will be on climate, strategic affairs & economy.
New infra projects involve not just repair work of runways and creation of additional taxi ways to enable better tempo of operations, but also storage of spare parts and munitions.
As the BJP heads for a likely third successive term in power, it's fascinating to debate how true it looks to the original proposition: a party with a difference.
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