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Thursday, January 15, 2026
TopicRussia-Ukraine war

Topic: Russia-Ukraine war

India ‘needs to defend its interests’, no pressure from Kyiv over Russian oil purchase—Ukraine envoy

Amid strained India-US ties over Russian crude, Ukraine ambassador Oleksandr Polishchuk tells ThePrint issue ‘won't influence’ country's relations with India, can be resolved in talks.

What a Russian victory in Ukraine would mean—loss of US deterrence, bolder China, broken UN

In 'The Art of War and Peace', David Kilcullen and Greg Mills draw on their experience as policy advisors to analyse the nature of modern warfare.

That Oval Office picture for ages deserves closer Indian reading, with a geopolitical lens

Putin sees this as a victory. Europeans have decided to deal with Trump on his terms for the sake of the larger Western alliance. We look at the lessons for us in India.

Moral standards, hand-washed only & tailor-made talks

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

Russian missiles kill 1, injure 18 in largest aerial attack of August

Russia struck an American electronics manufacturer in western Ukraine using hundreds of drones, hypersonic, ballistic, and cruise missiles in the countrywide attack.

Europe has to bear ‘lion’s share’ of burden for Ukrainian security, says US Vice President JD Vance

Vance said Ukraine is in European territory & it should play a leading role. EU has formed a 'coalition of the willing' that would commit forces to guarantee Ukraine's security.

US treasury secy slams Indo-Russia oil trade, says profits benefits India’s ‘richest families’

This follows Peter Navarro's comment that India is 'a global clearing house for Russian crude' & that the proceeds flow to India's politically connected energy titans & into Putin’s war chest.

Macron and Starmer to co-chair coalition of willing meeting on Ukraine Tuesday

The countries will work on security guarantees for Ukraine, added Macron's Elysee office.

Trump begins arranging Zelenskyy-Putin meet, commits to coordinating security guarantees for Ukraine

Zelenskyy & a number of European leaders made a beeline to Washington Monday following the Alaska Summit hosted by Trump with Putin on 15 August.

‘Dialogue & diplomacy’ only way forward, says MEA as it welcomes Trump-Putin’s Alaska summit

After Trump-Putin talks, no deal on Russia-Ukraine war yet. Indian Ministry of External Affairs reiterates long-held position that only dialogue & diplomacy can end the war.

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A new Indian foreign policy consensus is emerging. That India isn’t a great power yet

After exuberance, India must now not only take difficult and costly steps toward industrialisation, but also convert growth into geo-economic leverage and military modernisation.

Geoeconomic confrontation top trigger for global crisis, cyber insecurity biggest risk for India—WEF

WEF report flags growing erosion of multilateralism, long considered stabilising force. 'Declining trust, heightened protectionism are threatening trade, investment.'

The curious case of Pakistan’s JF-17 ‘orders’

Pakistan lacks capacity to deliver aircraft at pace suggested by its claimed contracts as it depends on China for avionics, electronic warfare, weapons, and on Russia for engines. 

Thank you Donald Trump, again. India now has reason to shed fear of trade deals and risky reform

UK, EFTA already in the bag and EU on the way, many members of RCEP except China signed up, and even restrictions on China being lifted, India has changed its mind on trade.