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India, Japan, Australia need tech alliance to counter China and Huawei’s monopoly

India, Japan, and Australia can veer away states in South, South East, and East Asia from falling into China’s ‘technology debt trap’.

Why Putin could well use the ‘famous black suitcase and the red button’

As we reach the one-month mark in this war, Putin is primarily using the strategies of ancient warfare. But in the background loom the most modern tools of combat.

Let farmers lease land like people rent houses – Land laws are holding India back

All states place restrictions on who can buy farmland. India’s low score on the protection of property rights harms farmers.

It’s Biden’s US that’s shaky, not India — from China to Afghanistan

Biden is free to chart a foreign policy that suits his regime the best but shouldn’t ‘shake’ the foundations on which the post-Second World War order stands.

Not just Pandits, Kashmiri Muslims suffered terrorism too and it was all Pakistan’s doing

Both Kashmiri Pandits and Muslims were victims of terrorism. The former, of ruthless ethnic cleansing and the latter, of a cruel ideological purge.

India’s nuclear doctrine is useless. Discard no-first-use, say nukes are for China threat

The government has to change its view of nuclear weapons as mere symbols of power and see them as affording India a dynamic military means against China.

Inflation, waning fear of Covid infection, likely to hit food-delivery services

Online food deliveries are getting expensive due to soaring gas prices and are expected to prompt consumers to revaluate spending and trim outlays they deem less than essential.

Why new global recession may be the cost of punishing Putin for Ukraine invasion

Recession chatter has started as energy prices soar, firms pull out of Russia and concern grows about global food supplies.

Imran Khan fans are ready to dive in front of tanks & dodge bullets for him – only on Twitter

Imran Khan's supporters don't want to allow anyone to take away their ‘kaptaan’. Even if that means fighting the very people that once installed him.

Why United States may turn gasoline prices into a political timebomb

U.S. gas prices hit a record level earlier this month. Limiting 'pain American people are feeling at the gas pump' was a main objective Biden set out in responding to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

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Drop that cigarette. Smokers are twice as likely to develop skin cancer compared to non-smokers

A noticeable effect of smoking is premature aging. Studies indicate that the skin biopsy of a 40-year-old heavy smoker can resemble that of a 70-year-old non-smoker.

10 yrs ago, battery leasing failed to boost demand for EV cars in India. Now, it’s making a comeback

Under this model, battery is provided to EV owners on a subscription basis or lease. With more people open to buying EV cars, the lower upfront cost could likely drive wider acceptance.

Morocco signs pact with Tata for joint manufacture of WhAP Infantry Fighting Vehicle

The armoured platform is India's first amphibious infantry combat wheeled vehicle. Last year, the Royal Moroccan Armed Forces had procured 90 military trucks from the Tata Group.

Islam doesn’t kill democracy. The army-Islam combo does

How come Indonesia, Malaysia, Turkey and Sri Lanka remain constitutional, democratic and stable despite Islam and Buddhism respectively, but Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar don’t?