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Thursday, August 21, 2025
TopicRussia-Ukraine war

Topic: Russia-Ukraine war

China’s eye is on Russia, India must decide how much it can depend on Putin

China’s alternate world order only works with a diminished Russia, not a defeated one.

What Russia-Ukraine war teaches us — 5 big tactical takeaways for India

The conflict has revealed critical lessons on the nature of future warfare and what truly constitutes military power. It has also highlighted need to challenge outdated assumptions.

UN isolates Russia as it marks one year of Ukraine war, demands Moscow to withdraw its troops

The resolution was adopted Thursday with 141 votes in favor and 32 abstentions. Six countries joined Russia to vote no – Belarus, North Korea, Eritrea, Mali, Nicaragua and Syria.

Ukraine imposes 50-year sanctions on Russian financial sector

The sanctions are part of moves by Kyiv to maintain financial pressure on Russia over its full-scale invasion of Ukraine on 24 February last year.

Ukraine war a dangerous impasse. World leaders must find a way

ThePrint view on the most important issues.

Russia’s nuclear weapons, its strength and who controls the arsenal

President Putin Tuesday delivered a nuclear warning to the West, suspending a nuclear arms control treaty, announcing new strategic systems & warning Moscow could resume nuclear tests.

Russia suspending New START pact ‘deeply unfortunate & irresponsible’, says US Secretary Blinken

President Putin Tuesday delivered a nuclear warning to the West over Ukraine, announcing new strategic systems for combat duty & warning that Moscow could resume nuclear tests.

‘Support will endure,’ Joe Biden in Kyiv, visits monastery of fallen heroes amid air sirens

The US President said his country had built a coalition of nations from the Atlantic to the Pacific over the last year to ‘help defend Ukraine’.

Hairdresser by day, drone hunter by night–this volunteer helps defend skies over Ukraine

Ukraine is becoming increasingly adept at shooting down Russian missiles & Oleksandr Shamshur is among thousands of volunteers helping against Russian attacks.

UN to mark Ukraine war anniversary by urging ‘comprehensive, just & lasting peace’

General Assembly is likely to vote next week on a draft resolution next Thursday after two days of speeches by dozens of states to mark the 24 Feb anniversary of the start of the war.

On Camera

Tariffs, chips, and China — how Trump’s trade playbook affects India

Trump’s OBBB is framed to augment domestic semiconductor production and enhance trade protection, even at the expense of certain social programs such as Medicaid, food stamps, and student loans, as well as a projected ballooning federal deficit from US$2.8 to 3.3 trillion

New insolvency frameworks to shorter timelines, how 2025 amendment bill proposes to transform IBC

New bill aims to fix key issues with IBC 2016, including delays & patchy implementation, and protect creditors, with window for genuine promoters to retain control of their companies.

First-of-its kind tri-services conference Ran Samvad to take place in Army War College next week

Billed as the military’s own version of Raisina Dialogue, the event will spotlight on tech-driven warfighting, lessons from Operation Sindoor and release of three new doctrines.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?