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Topic: Azadi

The one taboo word that Amit Shah and Narendra Modi supporters hate today

Zainab Sikander -
Even though India was built on it, if you say this word in Mumbai or JNU or in protests, you are called anti-India and anti-national.

With Art 370, BJP hoped to win Kashmir but is now losing Jammu: ‘Are we also anti-national?’

Maneesh Chhibber -
Hindu majority Jammu has always resented Kashmiri dominance. But it's now questioning the rationale behind Modi government’s August 2019 move.

After scrapping of Article 370, Shias in Kashmir are in a state of relief and caution

Abhijit Iyer-Mitra -
Shias, who were seen as ‘friendly’ by cops and CRPF personnel in Kashmir, say Modi govt has bought into the Sunni majoritarian agenda.

Decoding the idea of ‘azadi’ in Kashmir

Adil Bhat -
In his new book, David Devdas collates and analyses different responses of people living in the Valley and puts the rise of new militancy...

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Opinion

Youth Congress, your foolish protest helped the Modi govt climb out of the AI summit hole

+TFP Vir Sanghvi -
In tactical terms, the shirtless protest was worse than a self-goal. Suddenly, the fiascos of the AI Summit were forgotten, and the Youth Congress’s disruption became the issue.

Why legal provisions are necessary to curb the power of trade unions: MH Mody

AI is officially ruining social media. It made brainrot boring

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

MoD, IAF agree on some exemptions to HAL for Tejas Mk1A, but no compromise on ‘must-have’ capabilities

Snehesh Alex Philip -
IAF is fine with accepting the aircraft with 'must-haves', even if some other steps remain pending, which may take at least another year, it is learnt.

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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