In Episode 1606 of CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at Ukraine's value to Putin, how the Kremlin is trying to strike a deal with Trump, and where China comes in.
The 1st call between the 2 leaders during Trump's 2nd term lasted for almost an hour and a half and came after US Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth ruled out NATO membership for Ukraine.
In post on Truth Social, the newly sworn-in US President claimed that he would levy sanctions, taxes against Russia & other participating countries if a deal to end war is not reached soon.
The Kremlin earlier welcomed Trump's claim that he could negotiate an end to the conflict in Ukraine 'in 24 hours' but emphasised that it would wait for concrete policy steps.
International media kept up its close coverage of diplomatic spat between India & Canada, reporting on how Canadian officials allegedly fed intelligence about India to the Washington Post.
Speaking at the UN General Assembly, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said these countries were attempting to achieve a 'lull' in the war, instead of an end to the conflict.
The long shadow of the 1930s blinds us to the fact that the US and NATO have been behaving like Nazi Germany, while Putin was the appeaser until 2014, and then again until 2022.
Calling US 'notorious deep state', the Foreign Minister said that there will not be long-term differences in Moscow's stance toward the current or past elections in the country.
Bharat Climate Forum 2026 was convened as India faces a dual challenge: to meet ambitious climate goals while accelerating industrialisation, job creation and resilient development.
As Visakhapatnam readies a mega airport, the Andhra Pradesh government has revived its shelved Dagadarthi project, aiming to boost cargo and connectivity on the south coast.
Both the Russian and Ukrainian militaries are leaning on drones, but they’re also firing cruise and ballistic missiles, some of them relatively new and experimental.
UK, EFTA already in the bag and EU on the way, many members of RCEP except China signed up, and even restrictions on China being lifted, India has changed its mind on trade.
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