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Who is Naveed Jat, and why his escape is a blow for the security establishment in J&K

Rahiba R. Parveen -
The Pakistani LeT man escaped after militants opened fire at a Srinagar hospital Tuesday. His arrest in 2014 had been hailed as a major breakthrough.
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Pakistan has killed the LoC ceasefire, India’s response shouldn’t be half-baked

Lt Gen Syed Ata Hasnain (retd) -
There is enough space for us to innovate between regular pinprick-type LoC actions and a low-intensity conflict limited to J&K.
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Maldives descends into chaos: India weighs options, troops on standby

Manu Pubby -
India closely monitoring situation, especially the safety of its citizens. Contingency plans in place for intervention; deployment possible at short notice.
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After SC rebuke, CBI registers FIRs on fake encounters in Manipur

Ananya Bhardwaj -
CBI is set to probe alleged killings by the Army, the Assam Rifles, central paramilitary forces, and Manipur Police Commandos – a special state force.
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Cannot disclose Rafale deal details due to secrecy pact with France: Sitharaman

Manu Pubby -
Major controversy over the cost of the deal prompted questions in Parliament, but defence minister says pricing of Rafale deal cannot be shared.
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Arun Jaitley’s Budget proposal to fund Se La tunnels likely to face Chinese objection

Manu Pubby -
The lack of all-weather connectivity to Tawang has always put India at a disadvantage to China in the region; the tunnels are thus very important to the Army.
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Tunnel under Se La: The pass where the Chinese smashed into India in 1962

Pranab Dhal Samanta -
The pass in Arunachal has a history that few military veterans want to recall, but none can dare forget. It was the site of India’s humiliation in 1962.
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Chinese Navy seems to be preparing to counter Indian submarines with Pakistani help

Col. Vinayak Bhat (retd) -
Satellite images accessed by ThePrint suggest Chinese Navy conducted joint exercises with its Pakistani counterpart; has increased activities around India.
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Pensions overtake modernisation, modest 7.8 % hike in defence budget

Manu Pubby -
Bill for pensions zooms past Rs 1 lakh crore mark; sharp increase in fund to assist private sector
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A new low as the Congress marks prisoners by their religion in Karnataka

TS Sudhir -
The Karnataka state government is seeing crime through the prism of the religion column mentioned in the FIR.  
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Adani-Hindenburg row erupts into war of words, neither side backing down

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Adani Group calls Hindenburg allegations baseless, unethical, and in violation of law while the firm says Adani obfuscating truth, avoiding real issues of fraud.

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Budget 2023: Defence eyes big boost for more firepower, submarines, drones

Snehesh Alex Philip -
Private sector is also hoping for a high budgetary allocation for defence capital expenditure since it will translate into more acquisition programmes fructifying.

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Return of the Muslim: From Modi ‘sermon’ to Pathaan to Bharat...

Shekhar Gupta -
Most key Hindutva/RSS objectives have been achieved, and Modi & BJP now need social calm, at least till summer of 2024. A de-escalation of some sort is on.

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