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Pictures show it’s time to question China’s alibi on Brahmaputra pollution

Col. Vinayak Bhat (retd) -
Latest satellite images suggest that the width of the river has reduced considerably in Tibet with an indication of dam construction activity in China.
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With third successful test this year, desi missile shield coming of age

Manu Pubby -
Endo-atmospheric- ndigenous advanced area defence (AAD) test for ballistic missile defence programme in Odisha scores direct hit.
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Images of Pakistan’s Gwadar port do not match all the hype around it

Col. Vinayak Bhat (retd) -
No signature of a Djibouti style base but signs of expansion plans; road, access still limited.
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3-ft tall JeM commander who became a nightmare for security forces killed in Kashmir

Rahiba R. Parveen -
The “dwarf” militant was the divisional commander of JeM who masterminded several attacks on security forces in the Valley.
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भारतीय मिसाइल कार्यक्रम को बड़ा धक्काः एक सप्ताह में दो असफलताएं

Manu Pubby -
22 दिसंबर को सतह से हवा में मार करने वाली मिसाइल का और उससे पांच दिन पहले पनडुब्बी का असफल परीक्षण न्यूक्तियर ट्रायड के विस्तार के लिए चिंताजनक है.
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Setback for Indian missile programme: Two failures in a week, submarine version stuck

Manu Pubby -
Surface-to-air missile test fails on 22 December, submarine test failure five days before raises major concerns over India’s nuclear triad expansion.
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Up-close with Yulin, China’s most vital nuclear sub base that’s a big threat to India

Col. Vinayak Bhat (retd) -
An analysis of Google Earth images of 1 September 2017 shows that Yulin remains as important today as it was in 2001, when construction work began.
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Defence ministry causes confusion, ‘okays’ project for which tenders were issued in March

Manu Pubby -
Govt release credits minister Sitharaman for promoting Make in India in defence sector; ministry sources say this could be because ‘final version’ has now been approved.
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With last-minute approval, India set to snap up world’s last available C-17 Globemaster

Manu Pubby -
Two years after the special request made to hold aircraft for India, defence ministry committee clears signing of contract.
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Data says India’s safest city for women is Coimbatore. But is it really?

Swapna Merlin -
Official data says the city in Tamil Nadu didn't have a single case of rape in all of 2016. That may be too good to be true. 
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The court is not Rahul Gandhi’s uncle. Its job is to protect rights, not preach

Raju Ramachandran -
Which humanitarian crisis should be prioritised, which words are ‘simple’ enough to avoid hurt feelings, or who is a ‘true Indian’, are not questions warranting court input.

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Economy

BJP MPs go full throttle against Trump even as govt hails enduring India-US ties amid tariff tension

Shanker Arnimesh -
New Delhi: While the Indian government has made a measured response to the 25 percent trade tariff imposed by Donald Trump, many in the BJP...

Defence

Trump feared India could arm BrahMos with nuclear warhead to target Pakistan in Op Sindoor—WSJ report

Javaria Rana -
New Delhi: During Operation Sindoor, the United States which had received intelligence suggesting that India had launched BrahMos cruise missiles to strike targets inside...

National Interest

Pakistan, Dhaka have played Washington well. Back home, Modi ecosystem has an inner conflict

Shekhar Gupta -
To protect ourselves from Trumpian diplomacy, first we must introspect the bipolarity within our establishment discourse.

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