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Russia-Ukraine crisis Russia's war in Ukraine is a "naked aggression" without any provocation and France and India are working together to mitigate the consequences of the conflict including global food and energy security, French Ambassador Emmanuel Lenain said. In an interview to PTI, the envoy said France strongly condemned Russia's "illegal" annexation of four Ukrainian regions and described it as a serious violation of both international law and Ukraine's sovereignty. Welcoming Prime Minister Narendra Modi's recent call to Russian President Vladimir Putin to end the conflict, Lenain said leaders of both India and France are working together to convince Moscow to return to the negotiating table for resolving the crisis. "We feel that Putin wants to return to the time of imperialism and that's exactly what we want to avoid in Europe and anywhere else in the world, especially in this region where I am talking," he said. "In the Indo-Pacific too, we do not want this, and I … [Read more...] about Russia’s war in Ukraine ‘naked aggression’; working with India to mitigate its consequences: French envoy Lenain

Shoppers Stop managing director and chief executive officer Venu Nair is upbeat about the festival season as the retailer is seeing higher footfall than the pre-Covid time. In an interview to CNBC-TV18 on September 7, Nair said while inflation was still there, as Shoppers Stop operated in the premium segment, the impact was lower. Edited excerpts: How have the early trends of the festive season been shaping up and how are they impacting the company’s sales and the growth outlook? Now the festive season having started and as we all know it starts from the east, it is a very strong feeling, which gives an indication of what to expect and I think there are a couple of factors which are playing in. As we all know after two years this is the first full festive period that people will experience without the fear of Covid and that's obviously driving people into the shops for shopping and indulging. Close There are parties and there are events that are happening, … [Read more...] about Footfall better than pre-Covid times, Shoppers Stop MD & CEO Venugopal Nair is upbeat on festival season