The ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict shows how the legacy of Kautilyan statecraft in global public perception has shifted away from Machiavellianism to the ‘use of diplomacy’.
On Sunday, 35 people were killed and more than 130 injured when Russian troops launched airstrikes on a military training ground near Ukraine's border with NATO-member Poland.
A deep look at that led to the conflict and the subsequent war will show that the cause is the mutual distrust of Russia and Ukraine, writes Sibu K Das.
After evacuation attempts failed Monday, India expressed its deep concern for stranded students; PM Modi also asked Zelenskyy, Putin to help them leave.
For an industry globally classified as hazardous, protections such as health insurance and a provident fund for workers are necessities. In Sivakasi, they remain elusive.
The industry forecasts exports are set to grow 16% in 2025-26, boosted by surplus domestic production and a drive to push into 26 underserved global markets with strong potential.
Indigenisation level will progressively increase up to 60 percent with key sub-assemblies, electronics and mechanical parts being manufactured locally.
It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.
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