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Vishwaguru delusions: India lacks the clout to shape a world in flux

At the end of a year of many setbacks for the Modi government’s foreign policies, Russian President Vladimir Putin’s recent visit aptly captured the Indian effort to find its centre of gravity in an era of massive geopolitical upheavals.

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Look behind the pomp of Putin’s New Delhi visit. The India-Russia relationship has weakened

Modi voiced words of respect, but he is resisting an anti-western, anti-Ukraine stance, despite the foreign policy contradictions, says Chietigj Bajpaee, a senior fellow at Chatham House

The Guardian - UK

You can rebook an Indigo flight. You can’t rebook your lungs

A reiteration of the obvious is never wasted on the oblivious – Percival Everett, Erasure.I'm a man of contradictions, I'm a man of many moodsI contain multitudes– Bob Dylan, I contain multitudes. On December 6, I wrote a piece for Newslaundry explaining why India has been held hostage by a single airline: IndiGo. It went viral…

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Delhi CM rewrites pollution science at media summit. The follow-ups? Missing like the data

At the HT Leadership Summit, NDTV’s Padmaja Joshi sat down with Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, and then spent the next several minutes watching Gupta bench-press the limits of logic. What followed was a live demonstration of how confidently stated nonsense can still aspire to be policy.

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Dec 8, 2025: ‘Very poor’ air on Delhi’s busy roads

For this episode of Aaj Ka AQI, Newslaundry visited the ITO intersection in the national capital. The nearest CPCB monitor pegged the AQI at 326, or in the ‘very poor’ category. According to our air monitor, the AQI stood at 364, with PM2.5 at 204 and PM10 at 214.

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Inside the university branded a ‘terror hub’ over links to deadly Delhi car blast

ON THE GROUND: Al Falah University students fear this prestigious medical institution could be shut down amid the fevered scrutiny since a high-profile suspected car bombing. Namita Singh reports from Faridabad

The Independent UK

Indigo: Why India is held hostage by one airline

It was October 1988. Me, my mother, and my younger sister were supposed to fly in an Indian Airlines flight, from Ranchi, in what was then Bihar, to Srinagar, in Jammu and Kashmir, with an overnight stop at Delhi, to attend my father’s younger brother’s wedding.

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IndiGo chaos forces Indian government to cap price-gauging by other airlines

Government says airline has until end of this weekend to refund all customers affected by flight cancellations

The Independent UK

From bear hugs to oil: What were the key outcomes of Modi-Putin talks in Delhi?

India and Russia talk up their relationship and sign up to a plan to boost trade, but there are no concrete deals on key weapons purchases

The Independent UK

Hafta letters: Leaving Delhi, AQI, and subscription ideas

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Putin vows oil shipments to India will be ‘uninterrupted’ in defiance of US

Narendra Modi says energy security is ‘pillar of the India-Russia partnership’ as two leaders meet in Delhi

The Guardian - UK

Modi says India not neutral in Russia-Ukraine war as he rolls out red carpet for Putin in Delhi

India has a position, and that position is for peace, Modi tells Putin who is in Delhi for a two-day visit for the annual Russia-India summit

The Independent UK

Putin-Modi talks today: trade and defence top the agenda as US scrutiny grows

Vladimir Putin is set to hold talks with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at an annual summit aimed at strengthening bilateral ties

The Independent UK

Ukraine-Russia war latest: Trump Jr warns US could end support for Kyiv ahead of London peace talks

Sir Keir Starmer will meet with Volodymyr Zelensky, Emmanuel Macron and Friedrich Merz in London on Monday

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Putin arrives in New Delhi on a state visit aimed at bolstering Russia-India ties

Russian President Vladimir Putin is visiting India to strengthen economic and bilateral ties

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India’s opposition lawmakers demand Delhi air crisis be declared ‘national emergency’

Millions of people in Delhi alone face severe respiratory risks as pollution levels skyrocket in October and November

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Dec 4, 2025: AQI in Vasant Kunj is significantly worse than official data

For today’s AQI, Newslaundry visited Vasant Kunj in South Delhi. The nearest air quality monitoring station at Sri Aurobindo Marg, operated by the Delhi Pollution Control Committee, showed an AQI reading of 283 at 9 am, which falls in the ‘Poor’ category. But when we deployed our portable air quality…

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Putin and Modi to meet amid politically treacherous times for Russia and India

Delhi visit gives Russian leader a chance to reduce Moscow’s isolation but both countries need each other to negotiate Trump’s US and a powerful China

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Who moved my Hiren bhai?

Is Hiren Joshi leaving the PMO? Is it a routine transfer? A reshuffle? An “administrative adjustment”?

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‘We have to live with air pollution’: Delhi’s athletes, parents and coaches feel they have no choice

Sitting in his chair at a cricket ground in West Delhi’s Shakurpur, 73-year-old Shrawan Kumar watches around 50 school-going boys and girls rotate through their drills. The stern but good-humoured coach seems unbothered by the haze settling over the ground.

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Dec 3, 2025: AQI near L-G house far worse than official data

For today’s AQI, Newslaundry visited Raj Niwas, the official residence and office of Delhi’s Lieutenant Governor (L-G), VK Saxena, located in the Civil Lines area of North Delhi.

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From oil to S-400s: The calculus behind Putin’s India visit

As Russian President Vladimir Putin arrives in New Delhi on Thursday for the 23rd India–Russia annual summit, the visit comes at a moment when continuity and change sit side by side in the relationship.

The Independent UK

Delhi police accuse anti-pollution protesters of having Maoist ties as smog crisis continues

Several people were arrested from a protest held at Delhi’s India Gate organised by student and climate groups

The Independent UK

Putin-Modi talks: What’s on agenda, from India’s oil imports to other issues

Vladimir Putin is in India this week for a summit focused on strengthening economic, defense and energy ties

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Dec 1, 2025: Delhi air worsens a day after improvement

A day after recording an improvement, the average air quality in Delhi returned to the ‘very poor’ category on Monday.

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