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Tuesday, November 5, 2024
TopicUkraine war

Topic: Ukraine war

No one should force India into joining a battle that isn’t ours. Strategic autonomy is crucial

Perhaps it is time for the US to address India’s concerns. Rather than pointing fingers at India, it should practise what it preaches.

Ukraine doesn’t need a navy to dominate Black Sea. Its drones are making Russians retreat

One of the reasons behind Ukraine’s success in destroying Russian boats is their familiarity with these ships. Prominent Russian cruisers were built at the Mykolaiv shipyard, which is now in Ukraine.

Modi’s Russia trip shows India is no longer afraid of US sanctions like exclusion from SWIFT

Today, despite America's threats, India is adopting an independent foreign policy, buying oil in large quantities from Russia, and making payments in rupees.

‘Contractual obligations’: Russia offers compensation to families of Indians killed in war

'[Compensation to families] should have happened, according to the contractual obligations...,' Roman Babushkin, Charge d’Affaires at Russian Embassy in India, said Wednesday.

Modi raises issue of Indians stuck in Ukraine war zone with Putin, plan for repatriation in ‘final stages’

On 3 July, Jaishankar raised the issue with Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov and communicated ‘strong concern’ from the Indian side.

‘We need air defence systems today, not tomorrow’, says Ukraine, amid Russian missile strikes

Andriy Yermak, head of Ukraine President’s Office of Ukraine, said that Kyiv doesn't need mediators to end war, but pressure applied by strong & powerful countries on Moscow.

Bring them home, say kin of 2 Kashmiri men stuck in Russia after falling for job scam

J&K Students Association, on behalf of families of Azad Yousuf Kumar & Zahoor Ahmad Sheikh, has asked Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi to raise the issue in ongoing Parliament session. 

Moscow plays hardball with New Delhi over Indians recruited into Russian military for Ukraine war

About 30 Indian nationals have contacted the Russian embassy in Moscow seeking to return after they found themselves in the frontlines of a war they had not signed up for.

Putin’s worry isn’t the military. The surprise reshuffle of his defence cabinet means much more

The move is being seen as an effort to reduce the soaring costs of the war in Ukraine. It also challenges the narrative that the Russian economy is unaffected by the sanctions in the long-standing war.

Europe is Trump-proofing Ukraine on 7 counts. NATO is latest to join the pursuit

While the reality is clouded with oodles of rhetoric, Europe’s support for Ukraine today stands on seven interrelated verticals.

On Camera

A Donald Trump presidency threatens Indian economy. Just see his record

The chances of a trade war that raise inflation and reduce India’s economic growth are much higher under a Trump presidency.

Watch CutTheClutter: Flattening INR-USD rate, and debate on pros and cons of a ‘strong’ rupee

In Episode 1544 of CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at some top economists pointing to the pitfalls of ‘currency nationalism’ with data from 1991 to 2004.

Rifles slung upside down, on ponies. Indian troops go on their 1st patrol in Depsang since 2020

Troops patrolled up to Patrolling Point (PP) 10 on Monday. Though there are PP 10, 11, 12, 12A & 13 in Depsang Plains, it was decided that only one or two PPs would be patrolled.

Xi wanted to teach India about imbalance of power. We should take a budgetary lesson from it

While we talk much about our military, we don’t put our national wallet where our mouth is. Nobody is saying we should double our defence spending, but current declining trend must be reversed.