In this Special Report, India Today’s Pranay Upadhyay covers Russian President Vladimir Putin’s upcoming visit to India on December 4 for the 23rd Annual Summit. The report highlights the strategic importance of the visit, focusing on defense cooperation, including the S-500 and S-400 systems, and the success of ‘Operation Sindhur’. Dr. Arvind Gupta, Director of the Vivekananda International Foundation, joins to discuss the future of India-Russia relations amid US tariffs and geopolitical shifts. The newsletter also features Elon Musk’s bold prediction on Nikhil Kamath’s podcast that “working will be optional” within 20 years due to AI. Additionally, it covers the sentencing of British MP Tulip Siddiq in Bangladesh and US special envoy Steve Witkoff’s peace talks in Moscow.
