Earlier on Sunday, US officials handed European officials a questionnaire asking how many troops they could contribute to enforcing a peace agreement between Ukraine and Russia.
The real 'Deep State' in India was embodied by Indira Gandhi’s regime. While the Congress Party failed to act during the 1962 Sino-Indian War, it was JFK who came to India’s aid.
A little over 100 Indians were recruited into Russian army in 2023 & early 2024 to serve in support roles. Since Modi’s Moscow visit last July, at least 95 have returned home.
The US Treasury alleged a Russian entity used AI to spread disinformation via fake news sites, including baseless claims about a 2024 vice-presidential candidate.
Using Russian airspace saves time on direct flights to US & Canada; Air India maintains all routes constantly assessed for risks and safety of passengers, crew is top priority.
]Flight J2-8243 crashed on Wednesday in a ball of fire near Aktau city after diverting from southern Russia where Moscow has used air defence systems against Ukrainian drones.
The Embraer passenger jet had flown from Azerbaijan’s capital Baku to Grozny, in Russia’s southern Chechnya region, before veering off hundreds of miles across the Caspian Sea.
Finance ministry says the proposed revamp will focus on structural reforms, rate rationalisation & ease of living, & will be deliberated upon in the coming weeks.
The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.
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?
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