👤 Arpan Rai

11 articles tracked

About this journalist

Articles
11
2026-08-19 – 2026-09-17
Claims per article
36
398 extracted in total
Hedged claims
10%
corpus average 9%
Typical length
6,011
characters
Writes for The Independent.
Hedged claims are ones written with attribution or uncertainty (“reportedly”, “according to”). A higher rate is not a fault: it is often careful sourcing. How these are measured.

What they cover

Politics
73%
World
18%
Economy/Business
9%
Most-tagged topics
UkraineRussiaRussianKyivBritainUkrainianMoscowBelarus

Leaning

Not enough articles to place this byline.
4 scored articles; a leaning average needs at least 8 before it says more about the writer than about which stories they happened to be assigned. Their outlet averages -0.19 (centre).

More from this journalist

Ordered by how many newsrooms covered the same event.
2026-09-07 · The Independent · Politics
Ukraine-Russia war latest: Trump’s envoys confronted during Kyiv visit over holding talks with ‘war criminal’ Putin
30 outlets covered this event
2026-09-17 · The Independent · Politics
India vows to protect its interests as US prepares 100% tariffs for countries importing Russian oil
22 outlets covered this event
2026-08-19 · The Independent · Politics
Ukraine’s ousted defence minister challenges Zelensky and calls for wartime elections
9 outlets covered this event
2026-08-27 · The Independent · Politics
Ukraine-Russia war latest: New details of CIA chief’s Kremlin trip emerge after Trump makes first comment
6 outlets covered this event · leans strongly right
2026-08-26 · The Independent · Politics
Ukraine-Russia war latest: Kyiv agreed not to strike Moscow during CIA chief’s mysterious visit
6 outlets covered this event · leans right
2026-08-24 · The Independent · Politics
Ukraine-Russia war latest: UK Storm Shadow blueprints given to Zelensky by Burnham on Independence Day visit
6 outlets covered this event

What they said would happen

2026-08-19 · The Independent
Ukraine’s ousted defence minister challenges Zelensky and calls for wartime elections
🔮 We must find a legal, safe and realistic mechanism that will allow Ukraine to renew its full democratic process even in the conditions of a long war," he said. assertive
2026-08-19 · The Independent
Ukraine-Russia war latest: Russians ‘withdraw billions’ from banks amid fears Putin could seize money
🔮 People in Russia are withdrawing billions from the nation’s banks over fears that the Kremlin could begin to seize money to finance the war with Ukraine, a report says. assertive
2026-08-24 · The Independent
Ukraine-Russia war latest: UK Storm Shadow blueprints given to Zelensky by Burnham on Independence Day visit
🔮 Andy Burnham is set to give Ukraine blueprints for the British Storm Shadow long-range missile during his Independence Day visit. assertive
2026-08-26 · The Independent
Ukraine-Russia war latest: Kyiv agreed not to strike Moscow during CIA chief’s mysterious visit
🔮 It was the first known trip to Moscow by a US spy chief since his predecessor, William Burns, held talks with Vladimir Putin in November 2021. assertive
2026-08-27 · The Independent
Ukraine-Russia war latest: New details of CIA chief’s Kremlin trip emerge after Trump makes first comment
🔮 Earlier this month, the Wall Street Journal reported that US intelligence assessments had indicated that Putin could test Nato’s resolve with a limited assault on an allied country over the coming years. mixed
2026-09-07 · The Independent
Ukraine-Russia war latest: Trump’s envoys confronted during Kyiv visit over holding talks with ‘war criminal’ Putin
🔮 The US president is expected to speak to Putin and Zelensky over the phone on Monday. assertive
2026-09-08 · The Independent
Ukraine-Russia war latest: Putin used Trump call to ‘push absurd view of Russian battlefield dominance’
🔮 Ending the war in Ukraine will allow the US to fully restore its ties with Russia, the Kremlin said, adding that the Russian president agreed with the view of his American counterpart. assertive
2026-09-11 · The Independent
Ukraine-Russia war latest: Putin will run out of troops in 2028 with morale ‘very low’, says Kyiv spy chief
🔮 Kyiv’s spy chief has predicted that the Russian army could run out of troops and military resources by 2028 with morale “very low” in Moscow’s ranks. assertive
2026-09-15 · The Independent
Kim Jong Un says he will continue to back Putin’s ‘sacred war’ on Ukraine
🔮 Kim said Pyongyang’s government had a firm will to broaden its “comprehensive” cooperation with Russia based on their bilateral friendship, mutual assistance, and what he called the two countries’ alliance relations. assertive
2026-09-17 · The Independent
Ukraine-Russia war latest: General decorated by Putin for false victory claim killed in Ukrainian drone strike
🔮 City authorities said 10 people were wounded in Kyiv, with mayor Vitali Klitschko adding that apart from apartment and inhabited buildings, debris also fell on warehouse facilities and near a petrol station, now a frequent target of attacks. assertive
2026-09-17 · The Independent
India vows to protect its interests as US prepares 100% tariffs for countries importing Russian oil
🔮 The bill is awaiting Mr Trump’s signature after which it will be signed into a law. assertive
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