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Boat found off Maharashtra coast abandoned by Aussie couple, rifles inside were for security

Purva Chitnis -
Raigad went on high alert when the broken-down boat washed up on its shore; state rules out terror angle but does not let up on safety ahead of festival season.

Army gets 1st indigenous upgrade for AK-47s as Bengaluru-based firm delivers kits

Snehesh Alex Philip -
Israel’s Fab Defense had a monopoly in the Indian market over the upgrade of AK-47s until now. The upgrades allow better grip and accuracy.

Bengaluru’s SSS Defence beats Israeli firm, will be first from India to upgrade Army’s AK-47s

Snehesh Alex Philip -
Before SSS Defence won this tender, Israel’s Fab Defense had a monopoly on the market, having upgraded a few thousand Army rifles in the past 10 years.

Why the world’s deadliest inventor so far is Mikhail Kalashnikov

Richard Gunderman -
The AK-47 has claimed far more lives in the last century than the atomic bombs the US dropped in Japan.

Russia rejects Pakistan request for 50,000 AK rifles, assures India of no deals in future

Snehesh Alex Philip -
Pakistan's proposal to buy consignment from Russia had surprised many in India since its army uses AK 56, manufactured by China, among other rifles.

PM Modi inaugurates Indo-Russian joint venture, which will end Army’s long quest for rifles

Snehesh Alex Philip -
At least 6.5 lakh AK-203 assault rifles will be made by the new joint venture at Amethi’s Korwa Ordnance Factory. They will replace the Army’s INSAS rifle.

Here’s all about the AK rifles which India will now make with Russian help

Amrita Nayak Dutta -
The AK variants have been popular among military and terrorist groups across the world ever since their launch in 1949.

Some opposition leaders fire off lies like AK-47, says PM Narendra Modi

PTI -
PM Narendra Modi also asked BJP workers not to be concerned about the mahagathbandhan, saying people did not accept them

The mystery of the first AK-56 rifle police has recovered from Mumbai in 10 years

Manasi Phadke -
Police seized the weapon from the house of a Dawood ‘gang member’, suspect it could be one the AK rifles that went missing after 1993 blasts.

Global Pulse: Trump is tired of leading the world, Theresa May is left alone on a sinking ship

Sanya Dhingra -
Donald Trump is urging world leaders to become inward looking, and embracing and encouraging a post-American world.

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Opinion

Buying Russian oil, misreading Trump—3 points will define India’s next energy strategy

Swasti Rao -
India should have secured greater savings by pressing Russia for prices nearer the cap while sustaining high volumes. This would have preserved strategic autonomy and served economic logic.

In Mohammed Siraj, the Pasmanda Muslims have a hero

There is a global race to make fusion power a reality. India must step up investments soon

Economy

Go Swadeshi—RSS affiliate SJM calls for boycott of US firms Amazon, Walmart after Trump’s tariff hike

Neelam Pandey -
New Delhi: The day after the US imposed a 50 percent trade tariff on India, RSS affiliate Swadeshi Jagran Manch (SJM) has made an...

Defence

Shadow war over India’s defence procurement on social media raises concerns of dodgy & undue influence

Snehesh Alex Philip -
One such website has drawn particular scrutiny for spreading fake stories that have upset not only the Indian but also foreign defence firms by falsely attributing misinformation.

National Interest

Pakistan, Dhaka have played Washington well. Back home, Modi ecosystem has an inner conflict

Shekhar Gupta -
To protect ourselves from Trumpian diplomacy, first we must introspect the bipolarity within our establishment discourse.

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