The US has urged India to support efforts for “an enduring and just peace for Ukraine,” emphasizing their partnership in various key areas. This appeal comes in light of Prime Minister Narendra Modi‘s recent visit to Russia.Speaking on Thursday, US State department principal deputy spokesperson Vedant Patel highlighted the importance of India-US ties, saying, “Broadly,…
NEW DELHI: India has been subjected to “enormous pressure” by international powers due to its energy ties with Russia, said foreign minister Sergey Lavrov on Wednesday, calling it “completely unjustified.”“I think India is a great power that sets its own national interests, determines its own national interests, and chooses its own partners. And we know…
If it’s Belgium, why not India? New Delhi, along with the Indian diamond lobby, have sent across the message to the G7 club as the countdown begins to a sterner sanctions regime on Russian stones, beginning September 1. At a meeting in Brussels last month, the Indian trade body, senior government officials and Indian customs…
(Representative Image) Following Nike‘s decision to halt sales to Russia shortly after the country’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine more than two years ago, an online sports retailer owned by Russia’s Zenit soccer club, footballstore.ru, continues to offer dozens of Nike-branded items, including the US sportswear maker‘s Phantom GT2 Elite soccer boots for around USD 330….
NEW DELHI: The issue of Russia’s absence loomed large at the peace summit in Switzerland, as India joined over a dozen other countries in not signing a joint communique that declared any peace agreement must be based on Ukraine’s territorial integrity. India backed out saying abiding peace isn’t possible in the absence of options acceptable…
Prisoners in Russia‘s southern region of Rostov took two jail employees hostage, prompting law enforcement agencies to rush to the site, reported news agency Reuters citing Federal Penitentiary Service.Five detainees who took the employees hostage have claimed that they are supporters of the Islamic State.Russia’s RIA state news agency reported, citing unidentified sources, that the…
NEW DELHI: G7 leaders have reportedly reached a consensus to allocate $50 billion to support war-torn Ukraine by the end of the current year, according to a statement from the French presidency on Wednesday. The funds will be sourced from Russian assets that have been frozen.“We have an agreement,” a presidency official said, ahead of…
NEW DELHI: Four Indian medical students drowned in a river near St. Petersburg, Russia. The victims, comprising two boys and two girls aged 18 to 20, were students at Novgorod State University in Veliky Novgorod. One of the deceased Jishan, who was swept away by the powerful wave, was on a video call with his…
NEW DELHI: Russian President Vladimir Putin has lashed out at the West for delivering long-range weapons to Ukraine, warning that Moscow might consider supplying similar arms to other nations to target Western interests.“If someone thinks it is possible to supply such weapons to a war zone to attack our territory and create problems for us,…
In a recorded video released today (May 26), Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy flatly rejected any Russian hints of a ceasefire. Speaking from the embattled Ukrainian city of Kharkiv which has been the focus of a new Russian assault in recent weeks, Zelenskyy asserted that Ukraine had the largest experience of “Russian lies” and that Moscow…
