Budget 2025 makes it clear the government’s privatisation mission has been buried. It wants to pump money into CPSEs, and receive ever-increasing dividends.
While India’s green energy transition plans to combat climate change are ‘ambitious’, reliance on China makes these plans complex & challenging, says Economic Survey 2024-25.
Despite multiple agencies being involved, the US could maintain a clear chain of command. This is something India should consider too, as it defines the theatre command structures.
The latest comment comes as New Delhi and Washington have yet to sign a trade agreement. India’s purchase of Russian oil has reduced, but Moscow remains top source for crude.
Venezuela also boasts of a diverse portfolio of unmanned aerial vehicles capable of carrying out surveillance, reconnaissance and being employed for kinetic purposes as well.
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.
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