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TopicVladimir Putin

Topic: Vladimir Putin

Foxhole ‘comrades’ to NATO membership for Russia: Timeline of Bush-Putin bromance & how it ended

Documents released covering 3 summits between the two Presidents in 2001, 2005 & 2008 showcase a relationship that began with camaraderie but ended in bitter differences over NATO expansion.

‘Pakistan a junta with nuclear weapons,’ a wary Putin told Bush in 2001, wanting West to do more

Russian President expressed concerns over Pakistan’s proliferation programme with then US President in 2001 & 2005. Bush too raised fears over Pakistan support for Iran’s nuclear plan. 

India’s once unshakeable ties with Russia are fraying

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s visit to New Delhi last week was his first since the invasion of Ukraine in 2022. Bilateral summits used to...

Putin’s India visit a lesson for Europe on how to maintain foreign ties when Trump is against it

The White House won't fail to see how Putin’s visit to India coincides with the US and Western sanctions on Russia and its cascading effect on India.

Modi-Putin Day 2: India, Russia talk trade deal, clean energy & agriculture amid global tariff headwinds

The 2-day state visit by Putin sees the signing of a mobility agreement & discussions on cooperation in sectors from pharma to fertilisers & civil nuclear cooperation.

PM Modi’s red carpet rollout for Putin defies US pressure

New Delhi: President Vladimir Putin arrived in New Delhi for his first state visit to India since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, showcasing warming...

Global media’s predictions on what to expect from Putin’s India visit & his meeting with Modi

Apart from New Delhi-Moscow tango, global media also discusses shrinking space for independent media under the present dispensation in India.

Stricter vaccine approval process is the last thing the US needs

ThePrint view on the most important issues.

From nuclear cooperation to defence, trade to oil, what is expected from Putin’s two-day India visit

New Delhi is interested in firming up bilateral agreements for increased trade, mobility, upgrade of Su-30 MKI fighters and the increased range of BrahMos supersonic missiles.

India, Russia agree to diversify trade as Putin caps off two-day state visit

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister Narendra Modi pledged agreed to widen economic and defence ties to include more avenues of trade, investments and migration.

On Camera

Welfare state is socially and economically a national disaster: GN Lawande

In a welfare state, the rule of law has been defiled and public opinion and sovereignty are being superseded by the undemocratic decrees of the ministers, wrote GN Lawande in 1958.

Land, labour, licences: From UP to Tripura, states race ahead on Centre-led deregulation push

76% of Centre’s deregulation reforms implemented across states under Phase-I of compliance reduction exercise. Several states & UTs adopted flexible land use, 3rd party inspections, labour reforms.

‘LCA man’ Ravi Kota, key in operationalisation of IAF’s Tejas fleet, picked as next HAL CMD

Mechanical engineer & alumnus of IIM-A & IAS France, Kota was General Manager in HAL’s Light Combat Aircraft division. He was selected from a pool of eight candidates.

Swiss report should now close Op Sindoor debate. Knowing when to stop the fight is key too

The key to fighting a war successfully, or even launching it, is a clear objective. That’s an entirely political call. It isn’t emotional or purely military.