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TopicVladimir Putin

Topic: Vladimir Putin

India eyes more S-400s with upcoming Putin visit, Su-57 likely to stay off radar

Not only did S-400 record its longest hit during India-Pakistan 88-hour conflict, ability of the system to shoot and scoot in a short time, which allows it to evade enemy fire, was also proved.

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

Putin claims Russia captured nearly 5,000 square km in Ukraine this year

At a meeting with Russian top military commanders on his 73rd birthday, Putin said Ukrainian forces are retreating in all sectors of the front and Kyiv’s strikes won’t change the war.

Putin removes Dmitry Kozak as deputy head of Russia’s presidential administration

The one-line decree gave no reason for the move. However, a Kremlin spokesperson confirmed that Kozak, who had worked alongside Putin since 1990s, resigned at his own request.

Zelenskyy calls for ‘strong response’ against Russia’s trading partners, emphasises China’s role

At YES Annual Meeting, Ukrainian President outlined the steps he sees to end the war with Russia, which includes application of stronger economic sanctions on Russia.

‘Fraternal duty,’ N Korea’s Kim Jong Un vows full support for Russia, discusses partnership with Putin

Kim and Putin held a meeting on Wednesday on the sidelines of China's celebrations to mark the formal surrender of Japan in World War Two in Beijing.

‘Show of regional solidarity’—global media’s reading of Modi, Xi, Putin huddle at SCO & Trump factor

Reports weigh in on the significance of Modi's visit to China, what it reveals about Trump's diplomacy & implications for India.

That Oval Office picture for ages deserves closer Indian reading, with a geopolitical lens

Putin sees this as a victory. Europeans have decided to deal with Trump on his terms for the sake of the larger Western alliance. We look at the lessons for us in India.

EAM Jaishankar calls on Russian President Putin

Jaishankar is on a three-day visit to Russia during which he co-chaired the 26th Session of the IRIGC-TEC and addressed the India-Russia Business Forum meeting in Moscow.aJaishankar is on a three-day visit to Russia during which he co-chaired the 26th Session of the India-Russia Inter-Governmental Commission on Trade, Economic, Scientific, Technological and Cultural Cooperation (IRIGC-TEC).

Putin is prepared to meet Zelenskiy if key issues are worked through first, Lavrov says

Following his summit talks in Alaska, Trump said on Monday he had begun arranging a meeting between the Russian and Ukrainian leaders, to be followed by a trilateral summit with Trump.

On Camera

Henry George’s Single Tax offers a democratic alternative to communist remedies: DM Kulkarni

The immediate benefit of Single Tax would be to reduce the sale prices of land to nominal ones. Landowners would no longer find it profitable to keep idle lands, wrote DM Kulkarni in 1960.

China is taking India to WTO over subsidies, again. Here’s what it’s arguing before trade body

Dispute will now move to consultative process, which allows the two sides to come to an amicable agreement within 60 days.

Israel has ‘realised who its real friend is’, eyes defence expansion in India amid arms curbs by others

It is argued that India-Israel ties are moving from buyer–seller dynamic to one focused on joint development & manufacturing partnership, a shift 'more durable' than traditional arms sales.

Dhurandhar shows hard cinema is soft power and Pakistan is unapologetically the target

If Pathaan gave both conservatives and liberals room to hide, Dhurandhar extends no such courtesy. Aditya Dhar ripped open that tent of hypocrisy and turned the knife.