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Abhijit Bhattacharyya | After US, UK, EU; it’s time for India FTA with Russia

Abhijit Bhattacharyya | After US, UK, EU; it’s time for India FTA...

Despite this, however, at the height of the Cold War, the United States, in a bid to drive a wedge between its main...

27 March 2025 6:54 PM

A representative for the event saying it was investigating and cited a medical report saying that she had septicopyemia. (Photo: Facebook/Vlada Dzyuba)

China agency denies dead Russian model, 14, was overworked

There was no immediate reply from Shanghai Fashion Week or Russian officials in China.

30 Oct 2017 10:37 AM

Orthodox Church (Photo: AFP)

Why Russia & China went separate ways

The Gorbachev-Yeltsin duo made the mistake of effecting political re-forms instead of liberalising the economy first.

9 Nov 2017 1:15 AM

This file photo taken in 1917 shows people demonstrating in Moscow during the period of the Russian revolution. It was the year that ended centuries of royal rule, brought two revolutions, ushered in Soviet domination and changed the course of Russian history irrevocably. A century later, the country seems unsure how to treat the tumultuous events of 1917 that saw it hurtle from the abdication of the last tsar Nicholas II to a Communist dictatorship in a matter of months (Photo: AFP)

Tate Modern in London to exhibit visuals on Russian Revolution

The exhibition at the Tate will display an extremely rare poster which proclaims the birth of the Soviet Union.

6 Nov 2017 10:40 AM

Castro Diaz-Balart had been working as a scientific counsellor to the Cuban Council of State and Vice-president of the Cuban Academy of Sciences at the time of his death. (Photo: AFP)

Fidel Castro's eldest son Fidelito commits suicide after battling...

Castro Diaz-Balart, also known as 'Fidelito' was hospitalized for depression and then continued treatment as an...

2 Feb 2018 5:02 AM

The Battle for Pakistan: The Bitter US Friendship and a Tough Neighbourhood, By shuza nawaz Penguin Random House pp.374, Rs 799.

What keeps ties between US and Pakistan ticking

The US decision to make Pakistan an ally and stand by it no matter what has often hurt India.

21 Nov 2019 7:56 PM

Karolis Mieliauskas

A biker's quest never ends

This adventure motorcyclist plans to cover the west coast of the country and touch the tip.

12 Nov 2019 6:33 PM

Russian President Vladimir Putin (Photo: AP)

Putin Signs Controversial Internet Law For 'Centralised Traffic...

This control will pass to the Russian FSB security service and media monitoring agency Roskomnadzor, which is known to...

2 May 2019 12:05 PM

It was spotted by a Mi-17 helicopter of the Indian Air Force, at a height of around 12,000 feet. (Photo: AFP)

The growing Lockheed mystery: Why is US in a rush to push F-21 to...

The F-21 seems to be an offshoot of the single-engine F-16 multi-role fighter.

19 Jun 2019 9:17 PM

We have seen an example of one such action, and that is the cut in the rate of taxes paid by Indias corporates. The stock market reacted very positively to this step by the Narendra Modi government and we shall see in the coming days if this enthusiasm continues and delivers stronger growth. The state that is efficient can devise and implement policies that it believes can boost growth. However, this can happen only when the state is efficient in doing this. (Representational image)

Can a risk-averse India be a $5 trillion economy?

The first, and this may surprise some readers, is the former Soviet Union.

21 Sept 2019 9:41 PM

(Representational Photo: Prague.eu)

Prague 1968: Why 'socialism with a human face' had failed

Students in Prague mounted a protest, and demanded to speak to Dubcek.

24 Aug 2018 12:13 AM

Donald Trump ordered the creation of a sixth branch. (Photo: Pixabay)

On the frontlines of the new Cold War

While Georgia, Armenia, Moldova and Ukraine have predominantly Christian populations, Azerbaijan is largely Shia Muslim.

15 Sept 2018 6:32 PM