Instead of protecting the leopards, hyenas, civets, jackals, nilgai, and other animals, Delhi forest officials are crossing swords with bootleggers. Except, they are doing it with batons and sticks.
Agencies don't take up tenders to sterilise the monkeys due to animal rights activists. Even monkey catchers stay away because activists take their photos and file complaints of cruelty.
Ventures by Japan, South Korea and Taiwan illustrate how the race for REE security is accelerating, powered by both geopolitical tension and industrial strategy.
ThePrint had previously reported that India & Russia are talking about 5 more regiments of the S-400, but no contracts are to be signed during the Russian president's visit.
It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.
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