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Russia says Nord Stream pipelines leak occurred in zone controlled by US intelligence

Russia’s foreign ministry stated in a broadcast that the four leaks occurred in trade and economic zones of two NATO-centric countries, Denmark and Sweden.

Sikh student detained for wearing Kirpan at US varsity

A Sikh student at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte was allegedly detained on the campus for wearing Kirpan, BJP leader Manjinder Singh Sirsa claimed, sharing a video of the incident.

SubscriberWrites: From Afghanistan to Ukraine, USA’s great game involves using countries as medical rats

Who helped Hitler become Hitler? What compelled the USSR to invade Afghanistan? And who is currently using Taiwan to irritate China? There's a clear answer, writes Ashish Agnihotri.

How godless China was truly a godsend for the US

In 'Negotiating the New Normal', Saurav Jha writes that China, instead of throwing its weight behind a multipolar world order, has chosen to create a Pax Sinica.

China stops cooperation with US on climate change, military issues after Pelosi’s Taiwan trip

Earlier Friday, Beijing slapped the US House Speaker and her relatives with unspecified sanctions, calling her visit a ‘violation of its territorial integrity’.

Nancy Pelosi landed in Taiwan with a burden of course-correction — ‘US has lost China’

The failure at turning the People’s Republic of China into a ‘liberal democracy’ has brought back the long shadow of the Cold War and US’ entrenchment in Asia.

US ready to offer ‘merchant of death’ in prisoner swap with Russia, says CNN report

Joe Biden administration has proposed a 'substantial offer' to Russia to bring back two Americans detained in Russia. Details of the offer have not been made public.

Addressing China challenge among objectives as US Navy outlines updated navigation plan

US Chief of Naval Operations Navigation Plan Update (NAVPLAN) 2022 was released Tuesday by Admiral Mike Gilday, Chief of US Naval Operations.

China is watching the Ukraine-Russia war closely. Taiwan is on its mind

Campus Voice is an initiative by ThePrint where young Indians get an opportunity to express their opinions on a prevalent issue.

Buying Russian oil is ruble wise but rupee foolish. It bloodies India’s hands

US has no moral rectitude to deliver ethical sermons. But regardless, India must take a holistic view in purchasing oil from Russia—it's not a rosy picture.

On Camera

Postcards from Hyderabad—stories Europeans told about the city

For all their colonial underpinnings, postcards from Hyderabad also inadvertently preserve a trace of local memory: a glimpse of a street, a face, a forgotten name.

Navigating Trump’s tariffs is no child’s play. Indian toymakers are losing out on orders, enquiries

Indian toymakers are now exploring new markets, but they want govt to negotiate a trade deal with US soon, introduce incentives and subsidies to make the industry more competitive.

What is Project Sudarshan Chakra, announced by Modi from ramparts of Red Fort

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.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

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?