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Wednesday, April 8, 2026
TopicASAT missiles

Topic: ASAT missiles

What’s a hypersonic missile India is building and how it is different from other missiles

Amrita Nayak Dutta -
India successfully tested a hypersonic missile-capable vehicle Monday that can move at 6 times the speed of sound. It plans to develop such a missile in 5 yrs.

Ujala criticises electoral bonds, M J Akbar recounts ‘Arabian Nights’

Renu Agal -
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PM Modi greets ‘alien mitron’, and Rahul’s cry for ‘garibi hatao’

Soham Sen -
The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

Modi govt pushes through A-SAT missile test that UPA had not permitted

Snehesh Alex Philip -
India had developed the anti-satellite missile capability during Manmohan Singh govt's rule, but DRDO wasn't given the go-ahead to carry out the test.

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Economy

India has enough coal stocks to meet power demand, says govt as war pushes up mining costs

Udit Bubna -
LPG supply eased for more industries, govt says coal gasification is next growth avenue. Centre welcomes US-Iran ceasefire but asks Indians to leave Iran.

Defence

Western theatre against Pakistan to be headed by IAF, Northern theatre under Army to focus on China

Snehesh Alex Philip -
India's military to get Vice Chief of Defence Staff along with one Theatre Commander from each of three services, it is learnt.

National Interest

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

Shekhar Gupta -
China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.

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