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Russia, Belarus sign document to station tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus, says TASS news

Moscow will retain control over the weapons and any decisions on their use, the news agency quoted Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu as saying.

‘Had said from start that Ukraine carried out Kremlin drone attack,’ says Russia

Vladimir Putin's spokesman commented after NYT reported that US spy agencies assessed that one of Ukraine's special military or intelligence units probably orchestrated it.

Air defenses shot down six drones in Crimea, no casualties, says Russian-backed chief

Crimea's administration head Sergei Aksyonov said on Telegram that air defenses downed six drones overnight in different regions of the area.

Russia, China set to ink bilateral pacts despite Western criticism

Russia and China are set to sign a set of bilateral agreements on Wednesday during the Russian prime minister's trip to Beijing as the two giant neighbours pledge closer cooperation.

Joe Biden to meet PM Modi in G7 summit, discuss ‘constructive’ role in Russia-Ukraine conflict

Asked if Biden will put pressure or urge India to toughen its approach on both Russia and China, US NSA Jack Sullivan said, ' pressure is the wrong word.'

Former President Barack Obama among 500 Americans banned by Russia in response to US sanctions

The Russian ministry justified the prohibitions saying, "It is high time for Washington to learn that not a single hostile attack against Russia will go without a strong reaction."

Pakistan’s oil deal with Russia shows it’s getting best of ‘both worlds’. India must take note

Pakistan’s oil deal with Russia is being touted as a major success story of a Western ally circumventing Western sanctions. Nothing could be more half-baked.

Russian court fines opposition leader Yevgeny Roizman $3,245 for ‘discrediting’ army

Roizman, a former mayor of Russia’s Yekaterinburg, was detained last year & banned from the internet after he referred to Moscow’s actions in Ukraine as a 'war' in a YouTube video.

As India reduces reliance on defence imports from Russia, production crosses $12 billion

The defence ministry said value of India's local defence production jumped to 1.07 trillion rupees in the year that ended on March 31.

Ukraine claims it shot 29 of 30 missiles launched by Russia in an overnight attack

The Ukrainian military further confirmed that one person was killed in the attack on the southern city of Odesa.

On Camera

Indian bureaucracy should be given incentives and rewards: MH Mody

Is there a place for a counter-bureaucracy, or a separate and competing bureaucracy to counterbalance the force of the executive’s bureaucracy, asked author MH Mody in 1980.

India’s urban co-op banks are turning the page—crisis to cautious revival, one metric at a time

With bad loans shrinking & capital buffers stronger, urban co-op banks’ new umbrella body NUCFDC is now prioritising rollout of digital transformation.

Greece looking at TATA’s WhAP infantry combat vehicle for army procurement

If deal goes through, Greece will be 2nd foreign country to procure vehicle. Morocco was first; TATA Group has set up manufacturing unit there with minimum 30 percent indigenous content.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.