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Prof Meeta Narain becomes first Indian to be honoured with Helena Roerich International Medal

Prof Narain has over four decades of experience in the study and research of the Russian language.

Russia turns to India, Sri Lanka for way out of its labour crisis

Kremlin estimates its economy needs 11 million more labourers by the end of the decade. The issue was high on the agenda during President Putin’s December visit to New Delhi

India & Poland are ‘friends’ looking to deepen defence ties—Polish Dy Foreign Minister Bartoszewski

Irritants, like Polish Dy PM’s Pakistan visit last yr & India’s Russian oil purchases have been frankly discussed between both sides, Bartoszewski tells ThePrint in exclusive interview.

HAL is back to civilian aircraft manufacturing—SJ-100 in the spotlight at Wings India

HAL’s partnership with Russia’s United Aircraft Corporation was formalised through an MoU signed in Moscow last year. This gave HAL manufacturing rights for the SJ-100.

How Ukraine war brought a $2.2 bn-dollar dispute between Russian company & Italian firm to Bombay HC

EuroChem's Russian unit has staked claim to assets worth Rs 19,598 crore, belonging to Tecnimont, part of Italy’s MAIRE group, in India.

Russia recruited South Africans for its war with Ukraine using a gaming app–Discord

Two South Africans were told they could potentially get Russian citizenship and further their education if they served in the Russian military.

‘Unacceptable violation’: Russia, China condemn US capture of Venezulean President Maduro

Beijing accuses the US of violating Venezuela’s sovereignty and undermining peace and stability across Latin America and the Caribbean. Moscow calls it ‘alarming’.

In 1st public speech, new MI6 chief flags ‘menace of aggressive, expansionist, revisionist’ Russia

‘Front line is everywhere,’ says Blaise Metreweli, first female chief of UK's foreign spy service, adding that the country is operating in a space between peace and war. Read full speech.

Amritsar to Moscow in search of death certificates, bodies of Indians lost in Russian war

As Parminder Kaur spoke into Google Translate at the Russian army social centre, she broke down and was comforted by the women in the room. The Russians softened at this and fast-tracked her work.

G7 out, C5 in: Trump’s parallel diplomacy, with India–China spin & divide-and-Make Europe Great Again

Reports emerge of a classified draft of the National Security Strategy and plans for a new global bloc, Core 5. Dismissing them, a US govt spokesman says no such version exists.  

On Camera

This oil shock hits differently for the US

While the 1970s and 2022 shocks supercharged US inflation, a sustained conflict with Iran would primarily hit the American economy through slower growth.

India has options beyond choked Strait of Hormuz. But conditions apply

Nearly 50% of India’s crude imports are exposed to the chokepoint. So far this year, India has imported an average of 2.6 million barrels per day (mbpd) from Gulf countries.

Indian Navy says it deployed P-8I, diverted ships to boost efforts to rescue sunk Iran warship’s crew

Two Indian naval ships involved in the search and rescue operations in connection with IRIS Dena, which was operating 20 NM West of Galle in SAR region under Sri Lankan responsibility.

Pakistan is fighting a two-front war. I saw it coming 15 yrs ago

The Pakistani political leadership is weak and devoid of any intellect. Its diplomacy is entirely India-China-US focused and suffers from a presumptive view of Afghanistan as a vassal.