India Walks the Tightrope: Kyiv Diplomacy, Iran Sanctions Scare, and a Trading Standoff with Washington

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar stood in Kyiv on Thursday and offered "any help in any manner" to end the Russia-Ukraine war — a bold diplomatic swing that follows Prime Minister Narendra Modi's meeting with Vladimir Putin in Bishkek just two days earlier. Jaishankar met with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and his Ukrainian counterpart Andrii Sybiha, framing India as a potential mediator while carefully avoiding any commitment to side against Moscow. The move...