TAPI pipeline: Not a done deal, yet

Despite India, Pakistan and Turkmenistan signing an agreement for the Trans-Afghanistan pipeline, it faces many hurdles before it can become a reality, says Shebonti Ray Dadwal. On May 23, GAIL......

Italian cyber cops stole Indian defence info?

Sensitive defence information appears to have been stolen from the Indian embassy in Moscow by an Italian intelligence agency during the past two years, according to a media report. If the......

Is 'tsar' Putin the richest man in Europe?

If emerging reports are to be believed, Russia's outgoing President Vladimir Putin is the richest man in Europe. And that, too, by alleged embezzlement. A report in Guardian says the Time......

India surveys the energy war

The Indian strategic community and the media have come perilously close to being left behind by the country's political leadership. The media has an innate talent to reshuffle pace and swiftly......

Moscow now wants biz in ruble, trade may take a hit

Russian traders have started asking for payments in ruble for their exports to India in a move that could derail trade between the two countries which gathered pace after the war in Europe.......

India keen to expand footprint in oil-rich Siberia

Indian officials will focus on expanding the country’s footprint in oil-rich Siberia when they meet their Russian counterparts at the four-day 7th Eastern Economic Forum beginning Monday in......

GAIL feels blowback from Ukraine war

On February 24, when Vladi­mir Putin announced a military operation on Ukraine, few would have thought that Indian government-owned GAIL India would feel the impact. Photograph: Adnan......

Russia defaults on LNG supplies to India

Russia has defaulted on the supply of at least 5 cargoes or shiploads of LNG to India after its retaliatory sanctions hit one of the companies that supply gas to India, sources said. Photograph:......

Boxing's Olympic future in doubt

IOC raises prospect of boxing being pulled from Paris Games IMAGE: IOC raised the possibility of boxing being excluded from the 2024 Paris Games. Photograph: Luis Robayo/Getty Images The......

IBA will not be in charge of 2024 Olympics boxing

'The various IOC concerns around the governance of the IBA, including the refereeing and judging process and its financial dependency on the state-owned company Gazprom, are still ongoing.' IMAGE:......

Russia-Ukraine war: Spartak Moscow out of Europa League as UEFA suspends Russia

IMAGE: RB Leipzig, who were to host Spartak Moscow on March 10, with the 2nd leg scheduled for March 17, will now progress to the Europa League quarter-finals. Photograph: Denis Balibouse/Reuters......

UEFA moves Champions League final from Russia to Paris

IMAGE: The Champions League final was set to be staged at Zenit St Petersburg's stadium on May 28. Photograph: David Ramos/Getty Images UEFA has moved this year's Champions League final from St......

From soccer to F1, Russia stands to lose after invasion of Ukraine

'We could have gone home as long as there was security but instead we waited. Last night the explosions woke us up.' IMAGE: People protest against Russia's attack on Ukraine, outside the Dutch......