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TopicAnti-romeo squad

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1.4 cr warned, 32,077 challaned & booked in 7 yrs by UP’s anti-Romeo squads, BJP’s poll promise in Delhi

Prashant Srivastava -
Uttar Pradesh’s 7-year run with ‘anti-Romeo’ squads has seen active enforcement, but allegations of harassment and privacy intrusion continue to spark criticism.

Valentine’s Day or not, India has no infrastructure for love because it’s no internal matter

Neera Majumdar -
Valentine’s Day is a Western concept, but love isn’t. From ‘love jihad’ laws to vigilante groups harassing couples in February, its space in India is shrinking.

Yogi Adityanath’s Operation Durachari is another bad idea. Just like the Anti-Romeo squads

Jyoti Yadav -
Whatever Yogi Adityanath’s masterstroke is, the central principle appears to be public shaming—it can unleash dangerous social vigilantism.

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Opinion

AI is officially ruining social media. It made brainrot boring

Prasanna Bachchhav -
Every other account is a bot or a person posting AI content, and social media is getting less social by the day.

Bangladesh lost on all fronts under Yunus. A herculean task awaits the new PM

Cautious optimism — India’s new relationship with Tarique Rahman’s Bangladesh

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

Embraer moves full throttle in pursuit of IAF contract, ties up with Hindalco after Adani

Snehesh Alex Philip -
IAF is firming up plans to revamp airlift capabilities with medium transport aircraft that will be assembled in India & serve as its main workhorse. Embraer is leading contender as of now.

National Interest

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

Shekhar Gupta -
India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.

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