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Thursday, October 30, 2025
TopicAmerican diplomats

Topic: American diplomats

RCB stampede shows our cities aren’t equipped for mass euphoria and celebration

Navneet Oberoi -
As India mourns, the authorities face uncomfortable questions: How many more tragedies will it take to prioritise fan and attendee safety?

Diplomatic discussions are best held in camera. For Trump, it’s all for good TV

Rakesh Sood -
Trump's style is different from earlier US diplomatic practice. But substance is the same.

Is the US fanning an ‘Arab Spring’ flame in poll-bound Bangladesh?

Deep Halder -
Advocating for 'free and fair' polls is one thing, but engaging with extremist forces is another. What's the US’ gameplan in Bangladesh?

Very unlikely that a foreign adversary was behind ‘Havana syndrome’: Report by US intel agencies

Suchet Vir Singh -
Symptoms first appeared to affect US officials in Havana in 2016, then in India, China, Europe & Washington. There was even speculation about use of microwaves & soundwaves.

Protesters boycott polio vaccination after 2 children die in Peshawar

Priyamvada Grover -
PIA wants passengers at new airport five hours before take-off, Pakistan lashes out at US with 'tit-for-tat' curbs for diplomats.

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Opinion

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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