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TopicAmar Jawan Jyoti

Topic: Amar Jawan Jyoti

Don’t make distinction between India’s fallen heroes. Find a fitting way to pay tribute

Lt Gen H S Panag (retd) -
The entire stretch from the India Gate to the National War Memorial must be dedicated to recognise our fallen soldiers as the Amar Jawan Park.

Liberals mourning India Gate flame must also recall some dark aspects of the colonial Army

Praveen Swami -
The moving of the flame seems, to some, as part of an ongoing extinguishing of the Indian Army’s heritage of secularism, decency and righteousness.

Rajyavardhan Rathore takes pride in great-granddad’s legacy from WWI amid ‘mercenary’ row

Samyak Pandey -
Rathore’s comment comes as ex-Servicemen argue over use of ‘mercenary’ for British Indian Army soldiers, after Amar Jawan Jyoti was merged with National War Memorial flame.

SC separating quotas from merit is timely. It should settle the reservation debate for now

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Amar Jawan Jyoti was lit after 1971 war. India Gate’s ‘colonial past’ is why it’s getting ‘merged’

Snehesh Alex Philip -
Flame at India Gate was lit in Jan 1972 by Indira Gandhi to commemorate 1971 war. Now, it's getting 'merged' with the one at National War Memorial, which was drawn from it.

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Opinion

India must govern AI with confidence. Use guardrails, not handcuffs

Manish Maheshwari -
The good news is that India is not starting from zero. It knows how to innovate privately while also empowering innovation publicly.

AI Summit is a snapshot of today’s India — intelligence, competence in short supply

Tarique Rahman’s first address as Bangladesh PM had 3 warnings

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

US military commander, envoy Sergio Gor visit Indian Army Western Command, Bengaluru next

Snehesh Alex Philip -
At the Western Army Command, the American delegation was briefed on the capabilities of the formation, past operations and the path ahead.

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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