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How anti-tank missiles & Russian ‘mistakes’ worked to Ukraine’s advantage, and lessons for India

Ukraine has effectively championed strategies any smaller military would incorporate against larger enemy — avoid big, open, battles and conflicts, and focus on targeting supply chains.

Legally speaking, why Andhra HC ‘1 capital’ verdict could end Jagan’s ‘decentralisation’ dream

New Delhi: The last few days have been a real downer for Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy, as far as his quest...

Bus ambush, riot, blasts at Friday prayers — Pakistan’s bloody history of violence against Shias

Blast at a Shia mosque in Peshawar Friday killed at least 30 people. According to South Asia Terrorism Portal, nearly 2,700 Shias were killed in Pakistan between 2001 & June 2018.

Careers paused, posts vacant — why fight over reservation in promotion has govt officers upset

Issue is controversial, taken up in SC several times. With litigation dragging on, more than 1,000 officers of Central Secretariat Service protested outside North Block Friday.

How restrictions on Russia using SWIFT system can affect economy of country, rest of Europe

SWIFT messaging system is backbone for financing global trade. US, European Commission, France, Germany, Italy, UK & Canada have excluded Russia’s central bank & some other banks from SWIFT.

What is veto, who can exercise it and why it’s not applicable in UN General Assembly

A veto is a negative vote and is the most significant distinction between permanent and non-permanent members in the UN Security Council.

Ukraine’s path: From ‘cradle of the Russian nation’ to Soviet Republic to current conflict

For the two countries with a conjoined history, things went downhill after 1991, on the issue of NATO, EU and the conflicting demands of nationalists & ethnic Russian separatists

Why Donetsk & Luhansk, Ukraine’s rebel territories recognised by Russia, matter

Pro-Russian separatist regions in Donetsk and Luhansk declared independence from Ukraine in 2014. No country had recognised the republics as sovereign states until now.

What is the Indian Neutrino Observatory & why Tamil Nadu has said no to it in Supreme Court

Environment experts say proposed project site falls within Periyar tiger corridor & threatens to fragment it, but scientists say it'll be deep underground and won't bother animals.

5 years, 28 banks, Rs 23,000 cr debt — how ABG Shipyard pulled off ‘India’s biggest bank fraud’

Case has raised questions like how fraud went undetected for so long, how it came to light, how money was diverted, and what led to delay in CBI registering FIR. ThePrint answers.

On Camera

New insolvency frameworks to shorter timelines, how 2025 amendment bill proposes to transform IBC

New bill aims to fix key issues with IBC 2016, including delays & patchy implementation, and protect creditors, with window for genuine promoters to retain control of their companies.

First-of-its kind tri-services conference Ran Samvad to take place in Army War College next week

Billed as the military’s own version of Raisina Dialogue, the event will spotlight on tech-driven warfighting, lessons from Operation Sindoor and release of three new doctrines.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?