Sudhi Ranjan Sen

The Kremlin is pressuring governments including India behind the scenes, threatening to upend defense and energy deals unless they help block expected moves aimed at turning Russia into a financial pariah state over its invasion of Ukraine.

India is turning more optimistic about achieving a consensus from Group of 20 nations on the language used to describe Russia's war in Ukraine, according to a person familiar with the matter.

Russia remains India's main source of weapons even as the nation has drastically trimmed purchases, highlighting the challenge for Prime Minister Narendra Modi of recalibrating New Delhi's dependence on Moscow.

India is seeking to convince Moscow and Beijing to go along with a consensus on describing Russia's war in Ukraine, similar to the one reached by leaders of the Group of 20 nations last year, a senior official with knowledge of the matter said.

The islands are close to Indias missile testing areas in the Bay of Bengal and sit near the Malacca Strait, a key bottleneck for supplies of energy and other goods to China and other North Asian nations.

Shortly after Russia invaded Ukraine, the government in neighboring Poland passed a law to more than double the size of its military, and went shopping for weapons.

India's love for discounted Russia oil is widening its trade deficit with Moscow and the casualty is their much-touted rupee trade plan.

A sinking Himalayan town is highlighting the dangers posed to the region and the fragile ecology of the mountain range disturbed by a proliferation of dams, roads, and military sites near the border with China.

Indiahas relocated some troops from areas surrounding the sinking Himalayan town of Joshimath that's near the Line of Actual Control or LAC with China, Army Chief Manoj Pande said.

Cyberattackers have crippled systems at one of India's most prominent hospitals for a week, forcing the institution to operate a raft of key medical services and labs manually.

As Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets Russia's Vladimir Putin and attends a summit with China's Xi Jinping on Friday, he'll need to avoid looking too chummy with the US's two top adversaries.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's push to boost domestic manufacturing of defense systems is leaving India vulnerable to persistent threats from China and Pakistan, according to officials with knowledge of the matter.

India will seek broader consensus before it supports US-led efforts to cap the price of Russian oil, which American officials are expected to push for this week when they travel to Mumbai and New Delhi.

The US is preparing a military aid package for India to deepen security ties and reduce the country's dependence on Russian weapons, people familiar with the matter said.

USPresident Joe Biden will again press India to take a harder stand on Russia's war in Ukraine during a virtual meeting on Monday with Prime Minister Narendra Modi ahead of a dialog between the foreign and defense ministers from both sides.

The Kremlin is pressuring governments including India behind the scenes, threatening to upend defense and energy deals unless they help block expected moves aimed at turning Russia into a financial pariah state over its invasion of Ukraine.

India is turning more optimistic about achieving a consensus from Group of 20 nations on the language used to describe Russia's war in Ukraine, according to a person familiar with the matter.

Russia remains India's main source of weapons even as the nation has drastically trimmed purchases, highlighting the challenge for Prime Minister Narendra Modi of recalibrating New Delhi's dependence on Moscow.

India is seeking to convince Moscow and Beijing to go along with a consensus on describing Russia's war in Ukraine, similar to the one reached by leaders of the Group of 20 nations last year, a senior official with knowledge of the matter said.

The islands are close to Indias missile testing areas in the Bay of Bengal and sit near the Malacca Strait, a key bottleneck for supplies of energy and other goods to China and other North Asian nations.

Shortly after Russia invaded Ukraine, the government in neighboring Poland passed a law to more than double the size of its military, and went shopping for weapons.

India's love for discounted Russia oil is widening its trade deficit with Moscow and the casualty is their much-touted rupee trade plan.

A sinking Himalayan town is highlighting the dangers posed to the region and the fragile ecology of the mountain range disturbed by a proliferation of dams, roads, and military sites near the border with China.

Indiahas relocated some troops from areas surrounding the sinking Himalayan town of Joshimath that's near the Line of Actual Control or LAC with China, Army Chief Manoj Pande said.

Cyberattackers have crippled systems at one of India's most prominent hospitals for a week, forcing the institution to operate a raft of key medical services and labs manually.

As Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets Russia's Vladimir Putin and attends a summit with China's Xi Jinping on Friday, he'll need to avoid looking too chummy with the US's two top adversaries.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's push to boost domestic manufacturing of defense systems is leaving India vulnerable to persistent threats from China and Pakistan, according to officials with knowledge of the matter.

India will seek broader consensus before it supports US-led efforts to cap the price of Russian oil, which American officials are expected to push for this week when they travel to Mumbai and New Delhi.

The US is preparing a military aid package for India to deepen security ties and reduce the country's dependence on Russian weapons, people familiar with the matter said.

USPresident Joe Biden will again press India to take a harder stand on Russia's war in Ukraine during a virtual meeting on Monday with Prime Minister Narendra Modi ahead of a dialog between the foreign and defense ministers from both sides.