In interview with ThePrint, Ukrainian Ambassador to India Oleksandr Polishchuk discusses road to peace, and pushes for humanitarian aid and military-tech cooperation with India.
When Melania left White House in 2021, she had an approval rating of 42%, the lowest on record for any first lady. Now, at the end of 2025, only 36% have a positive impression of her.
Butkevych, ex-journalist & anti-militarist, joined Ukrainian armed forces in Feb 2022, was captured by Russia months later, convicted of ‘war crimes’ & finally released in late 2024.
Trump has repeatedly expressed desire to end the war, but has previously said it’d likely involve Ukraine giving up some territory. Kyiv has consistently rejected this suggestion.
Global media highlights Donald Trump asking EU to hit India & China with 100 percent tariff, days after proclaiming on social media he’d ‘always be friends’ with PM Modi.
This comes at a time when things are tense between New Delhi & Washington over additional tariffs imposed on India for purchase of Russian oil, and a day after Modi-Putin phone call.
Across strategic and political circles, there is a broad consensus that India should prioritise its national interest by integrating into global defence production and supply chains.
The treaty, also known as Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention, bans production & use of indiscriminate anti-personnel mines that continue to maim and kill even after conflicts.
IGL, MGL & other city gas distributors announce benefits to encourage LPG users to shift to piped natural gas as Centre flags concerns over LPG supply in the wake of Iran conflict.
The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.
Rating democracies is a tricky business. I am only using the simple metric of who in the Indian subcontinent has had the most peaceful, stable, normal political transitions and continuity.
The peace conference being organised by Switzerland is an exercise in futility. Instead, better for relevant parties ( a phrase much used by the Chinese ) to sit together in a much smaller room and hasten towards a ceasefire. Status quo ante will never be restored, unfortunately. Better to avoid an almost inevitably direct conflict between NATO and Russia.
The peace conference being organised by Switzerland is an exercise in futility. Instead, better for relevant parties ( a phrase much used by the Chinese ) to sit together in a much smaller room and hasten towards a ceasefire. Status quo ante will never be restored, unfortunately. Better to avoid an almost inevitably direct conflict between NATO and Russia.