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TopicVladimir Putin

Topic: Vladimir Putin

‘Fawning’ media got poll predictions wrong & what a Modi visit to Kremlin means for geopolitics

Global media also reports declining gold sales amid soaring prices in India and predicts a drop in LNG imports as rain cools homes & reduces power demand.

‘Preference for Biden remains unchanged,’ says Vladimir Putin after Trump-Biden debate

Putin has several times said that he feels Biden is preferable as the future US President to Trump, even after Biden cast the Kremlin chief as a 'crazy SOB'.

Why China accessing East Sea through Russia-North Korea border river can ring alarm bells

Beijing's relentless pressure on allies to allow it to navigate Tumen & access Rajin port seems to have finally worked. But, river deal comes with its share of geopolitical tension.

Modi likely to visit Russia next month in his 1st state visit in 3rd term

Preparations are on in Russia to welcome Modi, according to Kremlin aide and former diplomat Yuri Ushakov. With India-Russia summit on hold, visit to give mixed signals, say experts.

‘Moscow may change timing for use of nuclear weapons if threats increase,’ warns Russian lawmaker

Russia’s 2020 nuclear doctrine sets out when its president would consider using a nuclear weapon, primarily as a response to an attack 'when the very existence of the state is put under threat'.

What a ‘weakened Modi’ could mean for businesses & India sweltering in a heatwave

Canadian Sikhs holding a mock trial of Modi to 'hold India accountable' for Nijjar's death & India hurrying to counter China's dominance in cobalt supply chain make global headlines.

North Korea’s Kim gives pair of local Pungsan dogs to Putin

Pungsans are a breed of hunting dogs native to a region in northern North Korea.

Putin and Kim hug as Russian President arrives in North Korea, vow new multipolar world

Putin is on his first trip to North Korea in 24 years, a visit likely to reshape decades of Russia-North Korea relations at a time when both countries face international isolation.

Russian President Vladimir Putin to visit North Korea the first time in 24 years

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un extended an invitation to Putin during a visit to Russia's Far East last September. Putin last visited Pyongyang in July 2000.

Putin may visit North Korea, South Africa’s 1st coalition govt & other global news you may have missed

ThePrint’s round-up of world news and topical issues over the past week.

On Camera

NCLT bottleneck hinders India’s M&A boom. Govt’s fast-track framework ignores the real problem

The question is no longer whether India can create fast tracks. It already has. The question is whether the main track—and the regulators who feed into it—can be fixed.

Grounded no more: Andhra govt revives no-frills Dagadarthi airport near Nellore to boost south coast link

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.

Oreshnik, ATACMS & Storm Shadow: All about the missiles Russia and Ukraine are firing

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.

Thank you Donald Trump, again. India now has reason to shed fear of trade deals and risky reform

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.