Indian Worker Killed on Russian Frontline as Putin Welches on 'Promise' to Modi; South Asian University Censors Chomsky
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July 29, 2024
Siddharth Varadarajan
Weeks after Prime Minister Narendra Modi hugged Vladimir Putin and got his officials to plant the ‘news’ that Russia had agreed to the speedy return of Indian workers press-ganged into serving in its army, a young man from Haryana has been killed after being "forced to battle against Ukraine forces" . Ravi Moun, 22, was lured to Russia in January with promises of a lucrative job as a transporter. The Times of
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