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Friday, January 23, 2026
TopicBorder states

Topic: border states

Don’t drag BSF into beef politics. MoS issuing permit for ‘sacred’ cow is unqualified hypocrisy

Sanjiv Krishan Sood -
The case of Union MoS Shantanu Thakur issuing permits for cross-border transportation of beef highlights BSF's dilemma in providing security to border residents while preventing smuggling and other crimes.

Roads to 4G connectivity, how govt pushed to bolster border infra in 2023 with eye on China

Mayank Kumar -
Launch of Vibrant Villages Programme in April was major decision to develop areas along remote frontiers. Another important decision was to upgrade cellular network & mobile services.

Modi must intervene to rein in border rows between states—Karnataka-Maharashtra to Northeast

ThePrint Team -
ThePrint view on the most important issues.

Bangladesh’s Jamaat has made its way into India, Modi govt’s ban on group simply won’t do

Nikhil Raj Aggarwal -
Islamic State’s backing has boosted Bangladesh-based JMB’s India operations. Modi government will need better coordination with border states.

With BIMSTEC, Modi govt should let India’s border states do the talking, not New Delhi

Nimmi Kurian -
While India projects its border states as bridges to neighbourhood, its policy in reality remains led and steered by New Delhi.

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Opinion

Carney’s hope for a middle power partnership is silly. He ignores geography in the power math

Rajesh Rajagopalan -
Both Canada and India are neighbours to one of the two great powers of this era. This severely restricts their choices, but in different ways.

Trump 2.0 vs 1.0 is no longer the debate. It’s about the upheaval he leaves behind

From annexation threat to negotiations: Greenland dispute weakens US leverage

Economy

RBI to focus on pace of Rupee’s drop, strategists say

Malavika Kaur Makol -
The RBI has spent $45 billion since October to defend the currency, according to estimates by Kotak Mahindra Bank.

Defence

Rafale saga: 25 yrs of detours, deadlocks & political hesitation. Now IAF getting what it always wanted

+TFP Snehesh Alex Philip -
Instead of buying more Mirages outright in early 2000s, the requirement was tweaked in favour of a medium-weight, multi-role fighter with Mirage-like performance. 

National Interest

Pakistan se azaadi. Grow up India, stop giving it prime real estate in your psyche

Shekhar Gupta -
Pakistan not only has zero chance of catching up with India in most areas, but will inevitably see the gap rising. Its leaders will offer its people the same snake oil in different bottles.

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