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Why India must step up its global campaign to nail Pakistan-sponsored terror
A Pakistani, Ajmal Kasab, was caught, tried and hanged, providing proof of Pakistani complicity. India was counselled, as usual, to show restraint and not retaliate by the US, the EU and Russia too, because of concerns of a conflict between two nuclear powers. It is ironical that the nuclear overhang is not a matter of concern today when a proxy war in Ukraine is being openly conducted by the world's pre-eminent nuclear war, the US, against Russia, a peer nuclear power, seemingly unmindful of it potentially escalating to a nuclear level.
US-France competition heats up for fighter jets to deck INS Vikrant
On Sunday, French Defence Minister Sebastien Lecornu will begin his first official visit to India by boarding INS Vikrant in Kochi to "highlight the importance" of Indo-French naval cooperation for security and stability in the Indo-Pacific. France is offering Dassault Aviation's Rafale maritime fighter for carrier operations on the largest ship ever built in the maritime history of India.
BIS moves in on fraud product reviews: Must include films
In the good old days, when there was no Internet, you went to your trusted vendor in the bazaar to buy what you wanted. Local traders and vendors built a reputation and repeat customers were his five-star ratings. Now you love to buy online, sitting in the comfort of your home. Also, in the good old fashion days, if a newspaper or a magazine published an article promoting a product, a professional person, a service provider, just about anything the publication did not endorse, the page carried a disclaimer with the four letters ADVT in one corner of the material published.
Spy's Eye: Beyond the universe
Theories of universe combine science and philosophy- the latter inevitably bringing in the idea of God to fill in the unexplained blanks in the man's understanding of universe. Philosophy sensed that time and space had no beginning or end - which was an attribute of God. Science is struggling with this interpretation but it has already moved to explore space and its lifespan which is a function of time.
Young Oppn leaders set an example by joining hands against BJP
It happened this week and the event has a big political implication not only for the BMC election, but also for the 2024 Lok Sabha election. Shivanand Tiwari, the national vice president of RJD believes that political barriers are falling in the country and youth leaders are setting examples to defeat the common political opponent - BJP.
Islamophobia or genuine concern: Navigating the headwinds of 'love jihad'
The proponents of this divisive theory also believe in the notion that Muslims are waging a bigger demographic 'war' against Hindus by multiplying their numbers in a manner that will allow them to eventually replace the majority community. Critics of 'love jihad' point out that it is a conspiracy theory founded on Islamophobia and propounded by the Hindutva right-wing across India. The modern love jihad conspiracy in India has its roots traced back to the Partition in 1947.
Pak resistance, double standards of nations block justice for 26/11
There are some countries which often try to cover up the nefarious activities of Pakistan. After the attack on November 26, 2008, India provided Pakistan with sufficient evidence on accused Ajmal Kasab and David Coleman Headley, which revealed how Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) were closely linked. India also provided documents of dialogue exchanged between LeT and ISI, but Pakistan did not take cognisance of the same.
New Pakistan COAS appointment - All is not well
Even though the whole process of the appointment is a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) and holds legal cover through the country's Constitution; the current sitting government, the daunting opposition of Imran Khan and his street power, coupled with backdoor active communication, all politicians with the military establishment have made this critical appointment, a matter of an open-ended public debate, criticism and a social media trend.
Will Donald Trump make it to the primaries as he remains an attention-seeker?
Donald Trump may be headed for a long drawn-out battle in the primaries with a photo finish with DeSantis, who scored a spectacular victory in the November midterms returning Republican candidates, against Trump's handpicked candidates losing badly to Democrats or winning by low margins as the 'Red Wave' never happened, media reports say.
The Afghanistan conundrum
At the Moscow Conference on Afghanistan, representatives and officials from more than 14 countries exchanged views on the current situation in Afghanistan. The meeting was hosted by Russia and participants discussed the political, economic and humanitarian situation in Afghanistan.
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