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Topic: Airtel

Mukesh Ambani vs Sunil Mittal – the telecom war is back

P. R. Sanjai -
Jio & Airtel have battled over India’s telecom market since 2016, when Ambani entered with a 4G service that offered free calls & cheap data packages.

WeTransfer site, blocked over ‘national security’, still accessible on Airtel, ACT Fibernet

Regina Mihindukulasuriya -
Department of Telecom had blocked Dutch file-sharing site WeTransfer in 18 May order, asking all internet service providers to comply under licence agreement.

Supreme Court refuses to back down on dues of Vodafone Idea, Airtel

Upmanyu Trivedi -
Supreme Court said it will consider proposal by Modi government seeking a 20-year payment plan for dues worth Rs 1.4 lakh crore.

Great Indian telecom mess: How a missed chance threatens existence of prized PSUs

Remya Nair -
Conflict over what constitutes adjusted gross revenues is behind the telecom mess, which now threatens PSUs such as GAIL, Oil India, DMRC.

How Supreme Court saved Kaun Banega Crorepati from Rs 1 crore penalty

Apoorva Mandhani -
The penalty dates back to 2008, when KBC broadcaster Star India and sponsor Bharti Airtel were held guilty of ‘unfair trade practices’.

How deferring spectrum fees will help ailing Vodafone Idea, Airtel

Abhijit Roy Chowdhury -
The relief on fees comes after Vodafone Idea posted the worst quarterly loss in India’s corporate history & Bharti Airtel logged record deficit in Q2.

Modi govt refuses to waive Rs 92,000 crore dues of Airtel, Vodafone Idea

Ragini Saxena -
Modi govt expects the carriers to pay within 90 days as ordered by Supreme Court although a deferred payment plan for some dues could be considered.

Squeezing Airtel, Vodafone won’t solve Modi govt’s credit and fiscal crises

Andy Mukherjee -
Partial solutions to India’s credit and fiscal woes — such as making telecom firms cough up a lot of money suddenly — will only backfire.

Telecom sector crisis shows India is hanging up on the future

Mihir Sharma -
India seems determined to push telecom businesses into crushing debt & possible bankruptcy, instead of ensuring the sector remains healthy & competitive.

Huawei confident it will be part of 5G trials in India, CEO says security issue addressed

Regina Mihindukulasuriya -
Huawei’s India CEO Jay Chen tells ThePrint the firm does not have any links to Chinese govt — amid fears that its presence will allow Beijing to gather intelligence.
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Russia’s super-missile test shows a new, expensive technological race—with dire outcomes

+TFP Praveen Swami -
The test raises a question. Why have Russian nuclear strategists now invested in the Burevestnik, when the US abandoned nuclear ramjet propulsion in 1964?

Women are missing from Chinese politics. CCP is a boys’ club

TTP is byproduct of Pakistan’s own policies. Attacking Afghanistan won’t solve crises at home

Economy

Karnataka, Telangana, TN, Maharashtra power 40% of services output, pan-India growth uneven—NITI Aayog

Udit Bubna -
Report on India's services sector examines state-level dynamics, maps disparities and suggests ways to tap into the sector’s potential.

Defence

India pulled out of Tajikistan’s strategically important Ayni air base in 2022. Here’s why

Snehesh Alex Philip -
Tajikistan did not want to extend the lease because of apparent pressure from Russia & China over non-regional military personnel at the air base, it is learnt.

National Interest

Deepfake on duty: when I asked AI to read Op Sindoor citations

Shekhar Gupta -
On 21 Oct, a buzz went up that the govt had released full list of gallantry award recipients along with Op Sindoor citations. I put an AI caddy on the job. It took me into a never-ending rabbit hole.

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