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Friday, December 19, 2025
TopicBallistic missile system

Topic: Ballistic missile system

Pralay — India’s first tactical quasi-ballistic missile, a step towards own rocket force

Snehesh Alex Philip -
India's Pralay missile can be compared to China’s Dong Feng 12 and the Russian Iskander missile that has been used in the ongoing war with Ukraine.

India’s ballistic missile shield ready, IAF & DRDO to seek govt nod to protect Delhi

Snehesh Alex Philip -
BMD programme envisaged for Delhi. This, along with the Russian S-400 Triumf air defence system, aims to secure India from all kinds of incoming missiles.

India completes phase one of ballistic missile defence programme, nod for missiles awaited

Snehesh Alex Philip -
Phase one of the programme will see Delhi and Mumbai being guarded against incoming ballistic missiles.

First batch of Agni-V, which can hit targets across China, to be inducted ‘soon’

PTI -
Very few countries, including the US, China, Russia, France and North Korea, have intercontinental ballistic missiles.

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Opinion

What the key political events of 2025 tell us about Narendra Modi and India’s future

+TFP Vir Sanghvi -
From Operation Sindoor to India-US tensions to the EC controversies, a clear understanding has emerged about where the politics is headed now.

MGNREGA was democratic state-building. VB-GRAMG turns welfare back to mai-baapism

+TFP

Opposition must debate utility, provisions of VB-GRAMG. Look beyond the name

Economy

Antitrust watchdog Competition Commission to probe IndiGo flight disruptions

Apoorva Mandhani -
While the commission didn’t mention provisions under which IndiGo's market domination would be examined, Competition Act 2002 prohibits abuse of dominant position by any enterprise.

Defence

Israel has ‘realised who its real friend is’, eyes defence expansion in India amid arms curbs by others

Snehesh Alex Philip -
It is argued that India-Israel ties are moving from buyer–seller dynamic to one focused on joint development & manufacturing partnership, a shift 'more durable' than traditional arms sales.

National Interest

India’s top airline just handed sarkar the keys. That’s IndiGo’s real ‘crime’

Shekhar Gupta -
Don’t blame misfortune. This is colossal incompetence and insensitivity. So bad, heads would have rolled even in the old PSU-era Indian Airlines and Air India.

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