More than deals, analysts say, Putin-Modi’s bonhomie sends a message that Western efforts to isolate Russia have failed.
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More than deals, analysts say, Putin-Modi’s bonhomie sends a message that Western efforts to isolate Russia have failed.
![Russia's President Vladimir Putin and India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi are seen after their talks at Hyderabad House in New Delhi on December 5, 2025 [Alexander Kazakov/Sputnik/Pool via AFP]](/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/AFP__20251205__877P8BH__v1__MidRes__IndiaRussiaPoliticsDiplomacy-1764931970.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
President Putin visits India as Russia faces pressure to end war in Ukraine, looking to boost bilateral trade deals.

Every prime minister in Tel Aviv since 1996 has been investigated on charges of corruption.

Venezuela slams Trump’s warning that its airspace should be considered closed amid rising tensions.

Officials from the US, EU and Ukraine meet in Geneva to discuss Donald Trump’s plan to end Russia’s war with Ukraine.

Bangladesh protesters applaud death penalty for former PM. But she is far from the gallows, in India.
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Details have emerged about the controversial scheme to take Palestinians out of Gaza, run by Al-Majd Europe.

India says ‘antinational forces’ behind the deadly Delhi blast. Analysts say a harsher crackdown awaits Kashmir.

PM Modi said in May that any future ‘terror’ attack would be viewed as an ‘act of war’. That limits who India can blame.

The UK government plans to copy Denmark’s controversial immigration policies – a move resisted by some Labour leaders.
![Demonstrators hold a banner reading 'Crawley Stand up to racism' as they counter an anti-immigration protest outside the Sheraton Four Points hotel, believed to be housing asylum seekers, in Horley, south of London, on August 23, 2025. A total of 111,084 people applied for asylum in the UK in the year to June 2025 - the highest number ever [Ben Stansall/AFP]](/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/AFP__20250823__72AP8YE__v1__HighRes__BritainImmigrationProtest-1755996469.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)