Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi hailed Russian leader Vladimir Putin as a “friend” while his government moved to bolster relations with China, another sign the South Asian nation is tilting away from the US in the face of Donald Trump’s tariff threats.

Favoring "deals over deterrence" will damage U.S. alliances and embolden Beijing, says Craig Singleton of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies.

From US President Donald Trump brokering a meeting between Russian leader Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, to China making overtures to India ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s meeting with President Xi Jinping,

Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In response to a media inquiry about the recent developments in the Ukraine crisis and China's position

US President Donald Trump on Friday (16 August) claimed Russia had lost India as an oil customer after Washington announced tariffs on New Delhi for its crude imports from Moscow, though he hinted he may not apply secondary tariffs on other nations still buying Russian oil, NDTV reported.

China’s President Xi Jinping and Russia’s President Vladimir Putin review a military honor guard during Putin’s visit to Beijing on May 16, 2024. RUSSIAN PRESIDENTIAL PRESS OFFICE/AFP via ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin plans to visit China little more than a week after starting his new term in office, underscoring the growing importance of ties between the two countries.

China’s comments came a day after Vladimir Putin approved a decree lowering the threshold for nuclear strikes. At first glance, it looks as if Beijing is worried that the war in Ukraine will ...

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