Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged Russian President Vladimir Putin to end the war in Ukraine and halt hostilities. The appeal came as the United States threatened tariffs linked to India's purchases of Russian oil.
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India's top court ordered criminal cases dropped against students who participated in mass protests led by the Cockroach Janta Party in July. The ruling prompted the group to cancel a planned march later this week.
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Indian Prime Minister Modi asks Putin to end Ukraine war amid U.S. tariff threat on Russian oil
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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged Russian President Vladimir Putin to end the war in Ukraine and halt hostilities. The appeal came as the United States threatened tariffs linked to India's purchases of Russian oil.
U.S. pressure is pushing India to signal greater distance from Russia's war, even as New
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India's effort to preserve access to Russian energy while avoiding U.S. economic penalties is becoming harder to sustain.
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Indian Students Cancel March After Court Orders Cases be Dropped
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India's top court ordered criminal cases dropped against students who participated in mass protests led by the Cockroach Janta Party in July. The ruling prompted the group to cancel a planned march later this week.
The court's intervention removed an immediate legal threat and weakened the government's ability to use
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The ruling limits the use of criminal cases as a tool against student-led political protest.
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