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Friday, March 20, 2026
TopicAgniveer training

Topic: agniveer training

Agnipath scheme holds the key to a stronger army. The only hurdle is selection process

Selecting Agniveers based on population ratios rewards poor performance in family planning.

Politicians won’t save Agniveers, but Army can. Effective management is key

The real challenge thrown at the Armed Forces is to make the Agnipath scheme successful even when resettlement is not assured.

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India is successfully walking West Asia tightrope. Modi has skilfully avoided taking sides

The Modi government avoided diplomatic adventurism and bravado but engaged sincerely with all the stakeholders in the Iran conflict upfront.

Why the US shouldn’t try to outsmart the oil market

Selling oil futures would be a desperate ploy, born of panic about rising US gasoline and diesel retail prices ahead of the midterm elections.

Israel’s tolerance for persistent threats on its borders has eroded: US intel on Iran war

When conflict with Iran ends, says the report, area’s key players are likely to reexamine longstanding assumptions & alliances as they determine how best to advance their interests.

Peaceful power transfers followed uprisings in India’s neighbourhood. It’s a sign of mature democracies

Rating democracies is a tricky business. I am only using the simple metric of who in the Indian subcontinent has had the most peaceful, stable, normal political transitions and continuity.