Selected Tag: russia
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SCO Summit: Beyond the Optics of Alignments

The Tianjin summit will offer many images of warmth between India, China and Russia, but the substance lies in India’s careful balancing of sovereignty and flexibility. 

Srinath Sridharan

September 1, 2025 at 7:56 AM IST

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India at the SCO: Strategic Autonomy in a Multipolar Moment

Can India convert the SCO into a stage for quiet diplomacy without being cornered into alignment?

Lt Gen Syed Ata Hasnain (Retd)

September 1, 2025 at 5:06 AM IST

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Why India Should Continue to Buy Oil from Russia

India’s Russian oil imports aren’t about cheap barrels—they’re about strategic autonomy. Stopping now could weaken India’s leverage between the US, China, and Russia.

TK Arun

August 30, 2025 at 9:20 AM IST

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The Morning Edge

Powell Hints at September Rate Cut as Job Market Risks Rise

Here’s your quick read to start the day: a chatty, no-fuss look at overnight moves, the big story, what’s on the docket, and the tickers you need to watch.

Richard Fargose

August 25, 2025 at 1:27 AM IST

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Between Washington And Beijing: India’s Search For Strategic Space

As Washington recalibrates and Beijing signals a thaw, India must weigh economic openings with China while navigating the shifting US–Russia dynamic

Lt Gen Syed Ata Hasnain (Retd)

August 22, 2025 at 12:00 PM IST

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Central Banks Swipe Right on Gold, Left on the Dollar

India’s rising reserves mask a deeper truth, as the age of dollar monogamy gives way to messy multipolar dating games.

R. Gurumurthy

August 20, 2025 at 4:39 PM IST

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Fresh US Tariffs and Geopolitics Keep Investors on Edge

Here’s your quick read to start the day: a chatty, no-fuss look at overnight moves, the big story, what’s on the docket, and the tickers you need to watch.

Richard Fargose

August 20, 2025 at 1:41 AM IST

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Will Cheap Russian Oil Cost India Dearly in Western Markets? 

As the US threatens tariffs over Russian oil imports, India weighs economic interests, strategic autonomy, and its place in a shifting global order. 

Aurko Mahapatra

August 9, 2025 at 2:35 AM IST

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