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Topic: Ukraine

‘Give me 1% of your planes, 1% of your tanks, 1%!’ Zelenskyy tells NATO

Biden joins western leaders for emergency meets of NATO, G7 and EU Thursday to decide ‘what next’ in the Russia-Ukraine chapter.

Russia fighting conventional war against unconventional Ukraine has a lesson for India

A tank-versus-tank battle works when both countries are following a finite warfare strategy. But Ukraine’s objective is not the military defeat of Russia’s forces.

Russian President Putin’s adviser Anatoly Chubais resigns over war with Ukraine

Known as the architect of Russia’s 1990s privatizations, Chubais gave Putin his first Kremlin job in the mid-1990s and initially welcomed his rise to power.

Fate of Ukraine will tempt China on Taiwan. And US might not be in a position to push back

As US commitments in Europe increase, many Asian nations – including India – will wonder if it’s wise to irk China, with no guarantee of American support.

Modi’s India is in a foreign policy sweet spot by playing all sides — US, China, EU, Russia

Modi met Japanese PM Kishida, and is welcoming the Israeli PM and Chinese foreign minister. India is also buying cheap oil from Russia without US sanctions.

India, Australia interim trade deal not in sight even after PM Modi’s summit with Morrison

During his second bilateral summit meeting with Australian PM Scott Morrison, PM Modi said CECA is crucial for the ‘economic security’ of both countries.

10 million Ukrainians have fled their homes after Russian invasion, UN says

While most have stayed in Ukraine, about 3.4 million — mainly women, children and elderly people — have sought refuge in other countries.

Standard dress code blue, but Russian cosmonauts board space station in Ukrainian flag colours

Oleg Artemyev, Denis Matveyev and Sergey Korsakov of Roscosmos were the first to arrive at the ISS since the beginning of the Russia-Ukraine war last month.

Reports of progress in peace talks ‘wrong’, Ukraine ‘in no rush’ for deal, claims Kremlin

Dismissing Financial Times report of progress in peace talks, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Russian negotiators were ready to work around the clock and blamed Ukraine for delay.

China’s foreign ministry endorses envoy’s comments on Ukraine, talks of ‘political settlement’

Ambassador Fan Xianrong had reportedly told Lviv Governor Maksym Kozytskyi during a meeting Monday that China was 'friendly country for Ukrainian people' & would 'never attack Ukraine'.

On Camera

UPSC Civil Services Exam has been reduced to a memory test. That’s not how you select officers

India’s civil services were once called the ‘steel frame’. But steel is forged in fire, not moulded in a coaching class. While dilution has made the exam easier, it has also made it harder to find the game-changers we need.

Market regulator SEBI clears Adani Group of impropriety alleged by Hindenburg Research

SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.

China navy achieves breakthrough with new fighter jet launch system. What are electromagnetic catapults

China’s most advanced aircraft carrier—Fujian—uses electromagnetic catapults, a core component of future aircraft carriers.

India doesn’t give walkovers to Pakistan in war. Here’s why it shouldn’t do it in cricket either

Many really smart people now share the position that playing cricket with Pakistan is politically, strategically and morally wrong. It is just a poor appreciation of competitive sport.