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Sanctions on Russia have sent shockwaves through Central Asia. And China can’t fill in yet

Roughly 5.2 million migrant workers entered Russia in 2021 from Central Asian countries. The economies of these republics are fundamentally integrated into that of Russia.

Don’t add fuel to fire: China on US telling allies Xi is offering support to Russia

China expressing willingness to provide financial and military aid to Russia will have 'significant consequences', said the US.

Lure of ‘cheap’ Russian oil makes India scout for ways to work around international sanctions

India wants to use a smaller state-run bank such as UCO Bank or one with minimum exposure to western sanctions imposed by US, Europe to handle the payments process, officials said.

Ukraine talks to continue today as Russian offensive inches dangerously close to NATO territory

Ukrainian presidential adviser tweets that working groups were constantly functioning, and that a large number of issues require constant attention.

Why blaming NATO for Ukraine war is Vladimir Putin’s biggest lie

Russia didn’t need that pretext to seek renewed hegemony in in its near-abroad. Soviet Union & Russian empire had traditionally sought to control countries along their frontiers.

Covid rising in China, but Xi busy colluding with Russia against US—and looking at Taiwan

Premier Li Keqiang stepped down, Shanghai and Jilin are going under lockdown due to the Covid surge, but Xi has other issues on his mind.

India vs Pakistan military lesson from Ukraine — generals must let leaders know defence reality

India needs to learn the military lesson of Ukraine conflict: Rolling the tanks is a roll of the dice.

Personal items left behind, tanks spotted: Last batch of students recall 4-day Ukraine evacuation

Nearly 700 Indian students in Sumy were evacuated from war-torn Ukraine after travelling over 900 km west to Lviv on the western border, and catching evacuation flights via Poland.

McDonald, Apple, Disney’s decision to abandon Russia is a no-brainer. Here’s why

For many of these companies, it may have been one of the easiest stands they’ve ever taken – even if there is a financial cost.

80% foreign medical graduates fail India’s licence exam. Here’s what they end up doing instead

In 2019, 25.79% Indians cleared Foreign Medical Graduate Exam, a test aspirants with degrees from certain countries need to clear for practise in India. Figure was 14.68% in 2020 and 23.83% in 2021.

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Drop that cigarette. Smokers are twice as likely to develop skin cancer compared to non-smokers

A noticeable effect of smoking is premature aging. Studies indicate that the skin biopsy of a 40-year-old heavy smoker can resemble that of a 70-year-old non-smoker.

10 yrs ago, battery leasing failed to boost demand for EV cars in India. Now, it’s making a comeback

Under this model, battery is provided to EV owners on a subscription basis or lease. With more people open to buying EV cars, the lower upfront cost could likely drive wider acceptance.

Morocco signs pact with Tata for joint manufacture of WhAP Infantry Fighting Vehicle

The armoured platform is India's first amphibious infantry combat wheeled vehicle. Last year, the Royal Moroccan Armed Forces had procured 90 military trucks from the Tata Group.

Islam doesn’t kill democracy. The army-Islam combo does

How come Indonesia, Malaysia, Turkey and Sri Lanka remain constitutional, democratic and stable despite Islam and Buddhism respectively, but Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar don’t?