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Jammu & Kashmir
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Artisans and weavers in Jammu and Kashmir received loans worth ₹14.71 crore during the first two quarters of the current financial year, reflecting continued institutional financing for the Union Territory’s traditional…
Ladakh
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Operation Sindoor Demonstrated IAF’s Speed, Strike Capability and Air Defence Strength: Air Chief
Air Chief Marshal A P Singh says modern warfare demands technological superiority, artificial intelligence and closer coordination among the armed forces.
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Offshore tanker transfers and opaque shipping arrangements have made waters near Malaysia an important transit point for Iranian oil despite Western sanctions.
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India Confronts Pakistan at UN Over Terror Support, Questions Fresh Bounty on Masood Azhar
UNITED NATIONS, Oct. 8: India has accused Pakistan of attempting to conceal its record of supporting terrorist organisations while presenting itself as a country committed to combating terrorism, questioning Islamabad’s…
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Argument and analysis from our writers.
China’s Human Rights Record Is Not a Footnote to Its Global Rise
China wants the world to judge it by the scale of its economy, the reach of its technology and the weight of its military. Increasingly, that is also how many governments engage with Beijing.
Trump–Xi Summit: Limited Outcomes, Significant Implications for India
The Trump–Xi summit in Washington ended with carefully managed optics and limited agreements, but no breakthrough on the disputes shaping the U.S.–China rivalry.
Dial-A-Soldier: Pakistan Discovers the Gig Economy of War
ISLAMABAD – For decades, Pakistan’s state doctrine held two sacred, unshakeable truths. First: our military is the undisputed fortress of Islam, boasting over half a million active troops and nuclear deterrence to boot.
JKLF Statement on Asif Fauji Raises a Bigger Question: Who Recruits and Sends Militants Across the LoC?
The separatist organisation’s intervention in the identity dispute following the Budgam encounter shifts attention from who claims a dead terrorist to the networks that recruit, train, facilitate and sustain cross-border terrorism.
Nathu La 1967: The Battle That Restored India’s Confidence Against China
The clashes at Nathu La and Cho La in 1967 marked a decisive moment in India’s military history. Five years after the traumatic defeat of 1962, Indian troops confronted Chinese forces in the high Himalayas and, unlike in the earlier conflict, held their positions under intense pressure.
Pakistan’s Destabilising Footprint in Asia: Militancy, Proxy Actors and Strategic Overstretch
Pakistan is confronting an increasingly interconnected set of security crises across its western frontier, Balochistan and its relationship with India, while new defence commitments in the Middle East are adding another layer to a military already under pressure from insurgencies at home.