Ukraine crisis: ‘India needs Russia to prevent the rise of a belligerent, hegemonic China’
New Delhi’s position is not solely influenced by its reliance on Russian arms, says Nandan Unnikrishnan, Eurasia expert at the Observer Research Foundation.

A new book urges couples to re-examine traditional Indian marriages and family structures
A Bengali poet writes about being a ‘failure’ despite publishing several books and winning awards
This Instagram-influencer cop is Adityanath’s key to Sambhal
‘Ananda’: An illuminating and diverse account of the deep roots of cannabis in Indian society
‘This is theft, erasure’: Poet Aamir Aziz accuses Anita Dube of using his work without consent
‘Judge by talent, not religion’: Ex-CEC SY Quraishi after BJP MP calls him ‘Muslim commissioner’
Start the week with a film: ‘Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi’ is an ode to personal and political passions
When home becomes history: The house on Faiz Road
Chhattisgarh CM says Adivasis are ‘biggest Hindus’, Congress leader urges him to ‘read Constitution’
Biography: The story of Naib Subedar Chunni Lal, the most decorated Indian Army soldier in history