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Time of India
23 minutes ago
- Business
- Time of India
How will Ukraine-Russia peace deal directly benefit India? Shashi Tharoor explains
NEW DELHI: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Monday talked about how Russia-Ukraine peace deal, if reached, would prove to be beneficial for India, expressing the hope that the additional 25% tariffs imposed by the US would be revoked. "If after the meeting with Putin, there is a meeting with Ukraine, then the second 25% tariff imposed on us due to buying Russian oil will be removed, because it was in the context of the war (between Russia and Ukraine)," ANI quoted him as saying. — ANI (@ANI) The additional tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump was in response to New Delhi's continuous purchase of Russian oil, which the States claimed was fueling Moscow's aggression against Ukraine. Last week, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister Narendra Modi had a telephonic conversation and the two leaders reaffirmed "commitment to further deepen India-Russia Special and Privileged Strategic Partnership." "Had a very good and detailed conversation with my friend President Putin. I thanked him for sharing the latest developments on Ukraine. We also reviewed the progress in our bilateral agenda, and reaffirmed our commitment to further deepen the India-Russia Special and Privileged Strategic Partnership. I look forward to hosting President Putin in India later this year," PM Modi said in a post on X. Meanwhile, Russia has also expressed solidarity with India amid pressure from Trump with 50% tariffs over its continued oil purchases. India has defended its Russian oil purchases, terming it a move necessitated by "global market conditions".
Time of India
2 days ago
- Business
- Time of India
Ajit Doval in Moscow: NSA meets Russia's First Deputy PM; discusses ties, joint projects
In this image released by @RusEmbIndia, NSA Ajit Doval with Russia's First Deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturov during a meeting, in Russia.(@RusEmbIndia on X via PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval met Russia's First Deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturov to review the bilateral military-technical cooperation and progress on joint projects in key strategic sectors. According to the Russian government's press service, the discussions, which took place on Friday, covered defence collaboration as well as initiatives in civil aviation, metallurgy, and the chemical industry. Manturov, who oversees Russia's defence industry and trade, co-chairs the India–Russia Joint Intergovernmental Commission on Trade, Economic and Cultural Cooperation with external affairs minister S Jaishankar. The meeting came a day after Doval, a former Intelligence Bureau director, called on Russian President Vladimir Putin to reaffirm New Delhi's commitment to broad-based cooperation with Moscow. Sources said Doval also conveyed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's invitation for Putin to visit India, an invitation which the Russian leader accepted. Also Read | Russian President Vladimir Putin to visit India soon: NSA Ajit Doval The NSA's visit comes in the backdrop of US President Donald Trump's decision to double tariffs on Indian goods from 25 per cent to 50 per cent in retaliation for India's continued purchase of Russian oil despite Moscow's war in Ukraine. On Friday, PM Modi and Putin spoke by phone , reiterating their resolve to further deepen the Special and Privileged Strategic Partnership between the two nations.
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Business Standard
3 days ago
- Business
- Business Standard
'New world order taking shape', says expert on PM Modi's call with Putin
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's telephonic conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin has come at a "very crucial time in world affairs" and signals that "a new world order is under construction," foreign affairs expert Robinder Sachdev said on Friday. "This conversation between PM Modi and President Putin is coming at a very crucial time in world affairs. The timing was not any ordinary timing. India's NSA Ajit Doval has been in Moscow for the last couple of days. He has had background-level meetings with President Putin and his officials, I would assume. And also, today is the deadline for Russia imposed by America to come up with a peace plan or to cease its conflict with Ukraine. In the background of this, this conversation is extremely important and on the other hand, India is also facing tariffs of 50 per cent by America to which the Govt of India is standing up and saying that we will take decisions only in our sole national interest," Sachdev said. "Therefore, this conversation, to me, shows that a new world matrix is under construction, a new world order is under construction. Right now, the conversations between world leaders at such critical timings are extremely important. I think this also gives leverage to Putin that if his relations with India are even on a more solid footing, then he can negotiate with even more strength with Trump, vs today's deadline. On the other hand, it also gives us leverage and we show the world that we have a committed partner in Russia for some of our needs. So, India is charting its own independent foreign policy, Russia is charting its own," he added. Prime Minister Modi earlier announced that he had invited President Putin to visit India later this year for the Annual Bilateral Summit. "Had a very good and detailed conversation with my friend President Putin. I thanked him for sharing the latest developments on Ukraine. We also reviewed the progress in our bilateral agenda, and reaffirmed our commitment to further deepen the India-Russia Special and Privileged Strategic Partnership. I look forward to hosting President Putin in India later this year," PM Modi said in a post on X. The development comes amid ongoing tensions following the US decision to impose additional tariffs on India for buying Russian oil. During their call, President Putin briefed PM Modi on the latest developments concerning Ukraine, according to the External Affairs Ministry. The two leaders also reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening the Special and Privileged Strategic Partnership between India and Russia. (Only the headline and picture of this report may have been reworked by the Business Standard staff; the rest of the content is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)
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Business Standard
3 days ago
- Politics
- Business Standard
PM Modi, Putin discuss Russia-Ukraine conflict, strategic partnership
The two leaders also reviewed progress on the bilateral agenda and reaffirmed their commitment to further deepen the special and privileged strategic partnership between India and Russia Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday held a telephonic conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss developments in the Russia-Ukraine conflict and review India-Russia bilateral ties. PM Modi reiterated India's consistent position for peaceful resolution of the conflict. "We also reviewed the progress in our bilateral agenda, and reaffirmed our commitment to further deepen the India-Russia Special and Privileged Strategic Partnership. I look forward to hosting President Putin in India later this year," PM Modi said in a post on X.
Indian Express
3 days ago
- Business
- Indian Express
Amid Trump pressure tactics, PM Modi calls Russian President Putin, commits to deepen India-Russia strategic partnership
Prime Minister Narendra Modi Friday held a 'good and detailed conversation' with Russian President Vladimir Putin days after US President Donald Trump levied 25% additional tariff on goods from India, and reviewed the progress of the bilateral agenda. In a post on social media platform X, Modi said the two leaders also reaffirmed the commitment to 'further deepen the India-Russia Special and Privileged Strategic Partnership'. The PM also said he was looking forward to hosting President Putin in India later this year. PM Modi's social media post said: 'Had a very good and detailed conversation with my friend President Putin. I thanked him for sharing the latest developments on Ukraine. We also reviewed the progress in our bilateral agenda, and reaffirmed our commitment to further deepen the India-Russia Special and Privileged Strategic Partnership. I look forward to hosting President Putin in India later this year.'
