As US intel warns of potential India-China war in 2024, building conventional missile arsenal can help India deter conflict as China resists negotiations over territorial disputes.
India faces a dilemma in engaging with the Yunus-led interim govt in Bangladesh while balancing ties with Sheikh Hasina, risking regional influence as extremist forces gain ground.
India paid a heavy price for the release of the terrorists in the ensuing years. Masood Azhar established Jaish-e Mohammed and continued his aggression against India.
The case is being handled with reckless disregard, turning into a farcical legal spectacle designed to distract rather than confront the grim reality of the crime.
For an industry globally classified as hazardous, protections such as health insurance and a provident fund for workers are necessities. In Sivakasi, they remain elusive.
The industry forecasts exports are set to grow 16% in 2025-26, boosted by surplus domestic production and a drive to push into 26 underserved global markets with strong potential.
Indigenisation level will progressively increase up to 60 percent with key sub-assemblies, electronics and mechanical parts being manufactured locally.
It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.
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