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TopicSergei Lavrov

Topic: Sergei Lavrov

Russia says Western ambassadors are meddling in Russia’s affairs

By Guy Faulconbridge MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's foreign ministry on Tuesday accused Western ambassadors in Moscow of meddling in Russia's internal affairs and said their behaviour raised questions

Countries of the global south helped avoid Ukraine overshadowing G20 agenda, says Sergei Lavrov

The Russian Finance Minister also said the Russia was willing to return to the Black Sea grain deal as soon as its conditions are met.

India-Russia trade in rupees a ‘problem’, need to convert to another currency, says Lavrov on SCO sidelines

Suspension of the rupee-rouble trade system, established to avoid the purview of Western sanctions on Russia, is being viewed as a blow to Indian importers.

US trying to wreck Russia’s planned summit with Africa to isolate Moscow, says Sergei Lavrov

Moscow is preparing for its second summit with African countries, scheduled for the end of July in St. Petersburg, including work on infrastructure, technology and energy projects.

On Camera

Nick Jonas wearing a mangalsutra is validation for many Indians. He’s our favourite jiju

Nick Jonas is not trying to modernise the mangalsutra, but his gesture shows that choices can be equal. If commitment must be flaunted, it need not be gendered.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

Suspected brake failure leads to Tejas accident after landing, airframe likely to be written off

The IAF, so far, remains mum on this accident which has led to grounding of the fleet for safety checks.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.