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Monday, February 16, 2026
TopicBraid chopping

Topic: braid chopping

Momo Challenge, braid chopping, Blue Whale: A year of fear and panic in India

Snigdha Poonam -
Mass hysteria breaks out in India every few years and is increasingly being fuelled by paranoia about the internet.

‘Time is ripe for political solution to J&K woes, Jammu’s aspirations will be addressed’

Pragya Kaushika -
J&K deputy CM Nirmal Singh says new interlocutor Dineshwar Sharma is free to talk to anyone and that his predecessors offered no political solution to problems on the ground.

Kashmir psychiatrists say braid chopping is nothing but mass hysteria

Rahiba R. Parveen -
Valley psychiatrists say that the government and police have allowed the situation to get out of hand after incidents of braid chopping.

Braid chopping hysteria is a complication Kashmir doesn’t need, Mehbooba must act

Mahrukh Inayet -
In the past 45 days, there have been at least 72 incidents where innocent people were tortured on the suspicion of being braid choppers.

Army’s new Kashmir challenge: mob violence after braid choppings

Lt Gen Syed Ata Hasnain (retd) -
There are enough people ready to shoot amateur videos of these mob attacks on the army and send them across the border for propaganda usage.

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Opinion

The debate about spheres of influence reorders India’s position

Harsh V. Pant -
New world reordering tests New Delhi’s strategic autonomy, balancing ties without succumbing to exclusive dominance zones.

Rafale deal, AI summit, Sewa Teerth have something in common. See Verse 13.13 of the Gita

To win over Asia, Canada needs more than nice speeches

Economy

Urban co-op banks doubled loan book in 5 yrs, but stuck at under 2% of credit market—Sahakar Trends

Udit Bubna -
UCBs accounted for 1.8% of total industry credit in September 2025—down from 2.2% five yrs ago—showing that they are losing ground to faster PSU banks.

Defence

US military commander, envoy Sergio Gor visit Indian Army Western Command, Bengaluru next

Snehesh Alex Philip -
At the Western Army Command, the American delegation was briefed on the capabilities of the formation, past operations and the path ahead.

National Interest

The new Great Game—Trump’s playing for time, China for leverage & India for wiggle room

Shekhar Gupta -
This is the game every nation is now learning to play. Some are finding new allies or seeing value among nations where they’d seen marginal interest. The starkest example is India & Europe.

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