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6G Vision shows Modi govt doesn’t want to miss the bus like India did on 2G, 3G, 4G

Yuthika Bhargava -
India has announced plans to roll out 6G services by 2030 – in line with the global timelines. Modi govt's ‘Bharat 6G Vision Document’ lays out the roadmap and action plans.
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How govt’s move to remove benefits on long-term capital gains could push investors down riskier paths

TN Ninan -
The govt should have attempted to bring uniformity in taxation before withdrawing tax benefits on long-term capital gains on debt instruments, or at least debated it in Parliament.
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India-France space alliance key to Delhi’s ambitions. But it must deepen ties with Quad too

Swasti Rao -
The IAF's revised doctrine aims to transition India from an air power to an aerospace power. But can India do it by itself in time and cost-effectively?
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Muslim intellectuals defend madrasas, but their kids don’t go there. Only poor, Pasmandas do

Amana Begam -
Assam CM, Himanta Biswa Sarma wants to turn madrasas into ‘regular schools’. In many ways, his actions will be beneficial to the larger Muslim community.
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Lower, lowered, Shudra or OBC caste—What to call more than half of India’s population?

+TFP Dilip Mandal -
Shudra’ has been used as a slur in Manusmriti, Ramcharitmanas and other Hindu texts. And in common parlance, it is used to insult or belittle someone.
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Go beyond Africa — India’s digital public infrastructure should be taken to the West now

George Skaria -
India's integrated model is unique and will be very useful even in developed countries in multiple sectors like healthcare and insurance.
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India must draw red line on Khalistan. Symbolic protests against foreign missions don’t work

Seshadri Chari -
Removal of barricades from outside the residence of the British High Commissioner sends a strong message across to 10 Downing Street.
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English news channels don’t have time for Ukraine war. They’ve ‘Hunt for Amritpal’ thriller

Shailaja Bajpai -
The chances of a conflict between America and China may appear unrealistic to security experts but on Hindi news channels, world war is being waged every single day.
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More Indian women in STEM but few are becoming leaders. Hard to retain them in workforce

Renu Swarup -
Out of 52 per cent of women enrolled for science, technology, engineering and math courses for graduation, only 29 per cent actually joined the STEM workforce.
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How an Odia queen became medieval Sri Lanka’s greatest politician

+TFP Anirudh Kanisetti -
Queen Sundari’s husband had infuriated the Buddhist Sangha by appropriating their properties; she had to find a way to appease them.
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PM Modi, pictured here with Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai (right) and BS Yediyurappa (left), visited the state seven times before the announcement of the assembly elections. | ANI

A decisive defeat in Karnataka will begin BJP’s exit from south...

Yogendra Yadav -
This is not just about Karnataka. The political contest in the state would set the tone and tenor of the battle to reclaim our republic.
Pro-Khalistani separatists | Representational image | ANI file photo

Why does the ghost of Khalistan still haunt Punjab? Story of...

Representative image | ANI

Taliban attended MEA’s online crash course. It might be New Delhi’s...

Economy

A man walks past a logo of Alibaba Group at its office building in Beijing, China | Reuters file photo

Alibaba Group’s breakup lifts hopes China’s regulatory winter is thawing

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Alibaba said it was planning to split into 6 units & explore fundraisings or listings for most of them, in the biggest restructuring of the tech conglomerate in its 24-year history.

Defence

File photo of Bhutan’s PM Lotay Tshering | Twitter @PMBhutan

PM Tshering denies Chinese villages built in Bhutan. Expert suggests Bhutan...

Suchet Vir Singh -
Bhutan PM Lotay Tshering refutes reports of Chinese villages being built on Bhutanese territory, says 'it is not for Bhutan alone' to settle Doklam issue.

National Interest

Illustration: Soham Sen | ThePrint

Four reasons the Sikhs are hurting. And it’s not about the...

Shekhar Gupta -
'Causes' of anger are dera threat to Sikhism, incarceration of ‘Bandi Singhs’, inaction in sacrilege cases, & ‘if BJP-RSS want Hindu Rashtra, what’s wrong with Sikh Rashtra?’

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