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Thursday, August 21, 2025
TopicRussia-Ukraine war

Topic: Russia-Ukraine war

G7 leaders agree to explore global price cap on Russian oil. Here’s why it could be tricky

Unlike EU’s approach of phased ban on 90% of Russian oil by end of year, a price cap would mean allowing countries to continue to import Russian oil but limiting the price.

Zelenskyy alleges Russian missile strike on packed mall, says toll ‘impossible to imagine’ 

New Delhi: Russia Monday targeted a crowded shopping mall in a Ukrainian city far away from the eastern frontlines, Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.  Zelenskyy...

Ukraine to withdraw from eastern city of Severodonetsk as ‘nothing left to defend’

The Russian military also made significant advances towards its twin city Lysychansk, destroying bridges to choke supplies to the population.

China & 3 EU nations still helping finance Putin’s Ukraine war. Finnish study explains how

Data collected by Centre for Research on Energy & Clean Air shows while Russia has become India’s '2nd biggest' oil source, China & Germany are its primary importers of fossil fuels.

Is Putin’s war more like WWI or WWII? Europeans are divided on the issue

Poles, Estonians, Latvians, Lithuanians & other Eastern Europeans compare Russia’s war to Nazi Germany’s assault; by contrast, German & French intellectuals prefer analogies to World War I.

India responsible for transgressions at LAC, says Chinese Defence minister Wei Fenghe

Apart from blaming India for ‘transgressions’ along the LAC, PLA General Wei Fenghe also reiterated China’s claim on Taiwan and said Beijing does not support the war in Ukraine.

Zelenskyy blames Russia for food crisis, says Ukraine looking for ‘safe corridor’ to export grains

While virtually addressing the IISS Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore, the Ukraine President accused Moscow of blocking Ukrainian ports and depriving the world of food grains.

Why Russia’s Ukraine invasion has put Nal Se Jal’s 2024 deadline in jeopardy

Nal Se Jal, a scheme to provide potable drinking water to rural households across India, has 95 per cent of its pending work concentrated in 13 states, with UP topping the list.

Finland, Sweden can join NATO. But Russia needs to be handled first

Campus Voice is an initiative by ThePrint where young Indians get an opportunity to express their opinions on a prevalent issue.

With enough fertiliser supplies to last ‘rest of year’, India set to buck global price rise

India, one of the top 4 buyers of urea, has provisioned 287 lakh metric tonnes for next 7 months. This comes as Russia's war on Ukraine has caused shortage of fertlisers.

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?