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How the Bagram airbase from the 1950s is geopolitically significant in the 21st century

Days after Trump lay claim to the Bagram base, Russia, China, Iran and Pakistan “firmly opposed the reestablishment of military bases in and around Afghanistan by the countries responsible for the current situation”.

India, Russia & China end up on same page, oppose Trump’s demand for return of Afghanistan’s Bagram base

At Moscow Format Consultations on Afghanistan, attended by Taliban foreign minister Muttaqi, participants came out strongly against Trump for demanding the return of the air base.

Trump says ‘bad things’ will happen if Afghanistan does not return Bagram air base

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Trump on Saturday threatened Afghanistan if it does not give back control of the Bagram air base to the United States. "If Afghanistan doesn’t give Bagram Airbase

On Camera

Savitribai Phule made space for radical women misfits. She pioneered Satyashodhak modernity

The distinctiveness of her writing is evident in her compositions—women, shudras, and atishudras are at the center. Her poetry challenges the aesthetics of 'modern' Marathi literature.

India’s urban co-op banks are turning the page—crisis to cautious revival, one metric at a time

With bad loans shrinking & capital buffers stronger, urban co-op banks’ new umbrella body NUCFDC is now prioritising rollout of digital transformation.

Greece looking at TATA’s WhAP infantry combat vehicle for army procurement

If deal goes through, Greece will be 2nd foreign country to procure vehicle. Morocco was first; TATA Group has set up manufacturing unit there with minimum 30 percent indigenous content.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.