Russia Rejects Europe’s Counter-Plan as US Peace Push Pressures Ukraine Over Territory and Security Guarantees
Moscow’s Rejection of European Peace Plan Deepens Rifts in High-Stakes US-Led Ukraine Negotiations A Deepening Diplomatic Rift as Peace Efforts Intensify As global pressure mounts to find a diplomatic off-ramp from the war in Ukraine, Russia has sharply dismissed a new European counter-proposal meant to moderate the controversial, US peace plan (28-point plan) that surfaced […]
BEL–Safran Joint Venture Set to Manufacture HAMMER Missiles in India
India and France Launch JV to Manufacture HAMMER Missile Domestically BEL–Safran Partnership to Manufacture HAMMER Missiles in India In a major milestone for indigenous defence manufacturing, Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) and Safran Electronics and Defence (SED) have signed a Joint Venture Cooperation Agreement (JVCA) to locally produce the Highly Agile Modular Munition Extended Range (HAMMER) […]
India Eyes Cheaper Energy as Russia Offers Deepest Urals Crude Discounts in Two Years
Russia Pushes Steep Urals Crude Discount to Indian Refiners Amid Sanction Shifting Oil Dynamics as Russia Extends Steep Urals Crude Discount to India Russia is offering the sharpest Urals crude discount to Indian refiners in more than two years, responding directly to newly imposed United States sanctions targeting its major oil companies. The reduced price […]
Urban Naxalism: India’s Invisible Insurgency Moves from Forests to Cities
Urban Naxalism in India: Networks, Protests, Campus Flashpoints and the 2025 Pattern A Growing Debate Over Urban Naxalism in India Urban Naxalism, described by investigating agencies as the city-based support system of the banned CPI Maoist insurgency, remains one of India’s most contested public-security debates. Officials argue that the insurgency’s survival depends on its urban […]
The Humble Ramphal: Delhi’s Winter Fruit Revival with Tropical Roots
Ramphal Makes a Quiet Comeback in Delhi – NCR Winter Markets New Delhi, 24 November 2025 — As the winter chill seeps through Delhi NCR’s fruit markets, a modest green orb is quietly reclaiming a place among the seasonal favourites: the ramphal (Annona reticulata). Known scientifically as Annona reticulata and often called the bullock’s heart […]