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TopicAbu Bakr al-Baghdadi

Topic: Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi

R Jagannathan: India right not to enter RCEP’s ‘closed club’, Dushyant Dave on Bobde as CJI

Kairvy Grewal -
The best of the day’s opinion, chosen and curated by ThePrint’s top editors.

Every dog has its day. On Zee News & News18 India, Trump’s ‘killer K-9’ had many

Shailaja Bajpai -
Only thing missing was using Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi's underwear to ascertain his DNA – guess that was too gross for our news channels.

US releases video of attack on al-Baghdadi compound

Glen Carey -
al-Baghdadi is highest-ranking terrorist leader targeted by US forces since al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden was killed in 2011 in a raid in Pakistan.

What ISIS chief al-Baghdadi’s compound in Syria looked like before US got him

Col. Vinayak Bhat (retd) -
Satellite imagery shows the compound was built from 2017 to 2019, and ISIS chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi probably only moved there in September 2019.

Why, despite the havoc wreaked, Al-Baghdadi’s death isn’t being celebrated in Iraq

Bobby Ghosh -
When Baghdad should have been celebrating the end of the false caliph Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, authorities were announcing a curfew.

End of the Caliph: What does Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi’s death mean for ISIS

Kabir Taneja -
In its version of open-source jihad, Baghdadi has already done the biggest damage, leaving behind a jihad strategy that will not end with him.

#WaPoDeathNotices, Gabbard’s weird Diwali message & the Sisodia-Manoj Tiwari spat

Taran Deol -
The most politically correct and incorrect tweets of the day from across the political spectrum.

No phone signal for EU Kashmir delegation and Shiv Sena’s Sholay dialogue

Fiza Jha -
The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

What makes Belgian Malinois, the dog that chased al-Baghdadi to death, special

Snehesh Alex Philip -
In India, too, the Belgian Malinois is deployed extensively in anti-Naxal ops. They were also part of Pathankot operation and pinned down a terrorist.

Baghdadi death has nothing to do with ‘pressure’ from Modi, viral News18 poster is fake

Simrin Sirur -
In a photoshopped image, fake news makers have superimposed Imran Khan’s face with a picture of Baghdadi for a News18 show that aired on 25 September.
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Cautious optimism — India’s new relationship with Tarique Rahman’s Bangladesh

Sushant Sareen -
Both Bangladesh and India will have to work together to repair the damage done during the Yunus administration.

5 years of Ukraine war—why Delhi must de-hyphenate Moscow from the West

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India can sell its vision, but it can’t spectacle its way to AI power

Economy

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

Vrinda Tulsian -
On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

Defence

Embraer moves full throttle in pursuit of IAF contract, ties up with Hindalco after Adani

Snehesh Alex Philip -
IAF is firming up plans to revamp airlift capabilities with medium transport aircraft that will be assembled in India & serve as its main workhorse. Embraer is leading contender as of now.

National Interest

The new Great Game—Trump’s playing for time, China for leverage & India for wiggle room

Shekhar Gupta -
This is the game every nation is now learning to play. Some are finding new allies or seeing value among nations where they’d seen marginal interest. The starkest example is India & Europe.

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