Border residents are India’s first sentinels. When villages thrive, they act as natural watchposts. When they decline, it creates both economic hardship and security gaps.
Those left behind in border villages either don't have resources to move out, or rescue efforts are too stretched. But, even residents in Jammu & Srinagar cities are distressed.
Army dedicates initiative to Colonel Santosh Mahadik, a Shaurya Chakra recipient who was killed in Kashmir in 2015. His mother will inaugurate the project on 14 April.
In 2005, under the UPA’s watch, Chhattisgarh launched Salwa Judum. The state gave assault rifles to Adivasi boys and pushed them into battle against their own brethren.
Saudi Aramco will increase flagship Arab Light crude prices for May sales to a premium of $19.50 over regional benchmarks for refiners in Asia, still less than what traders anticipated.
French newspaper La Tribune earlier last week indicated that UAE withdrew from deal to fund EUR 3.5 billion. India is looking to order 114 new Rafales, which could include the F5.
China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.
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