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Saturday, January 3, 2026
TopicBuffer Zone

Topic: Buffer Zone

Kuki woman killed in ‘crossfire’ in Manipur chose to stay back even at peak of conflict, says niece

The woman was killed in ‘crossfire’ in Churachandpur amid search operation by security forces in response to a Meitei man suffering bullet injury in a nearby village.

On India-China disengagement, Modi must take Parliament into confidence. Just like former PMs

EAM Jaishankar’s Parliament statement should be a moment of celebration, but it has left foreign policy experts uneasy with the India-China disengagement.

De-notified Army buffer land in Ayodhya bought by Adani, Ramdev-linked entities, now opened for mapping

Over two months after govt quietly de-notified the area, it has gone public with its decision & issued ads in local press stating it will consider & accept maps for development.

On Camera

Savitribai Phule made space for radical women misfits. She pioneered Satyashodhak modernity

The distinctiveness of her writing is evident in her compositions—women, shudras, and atishudras are at the center. Her poetry challenges the aesthetics of 'modern' Marathi literature.

India’s urban co-op banks are turning the page—crisis to cautious revival, one metric at a time

With bad loans shrinking & capital buffers stronger, urban co-op banks’ new umbrella body NUCFDC is now prioritising rollout of digital transformation.

Greece looking at TATA’s WhAP infantry combat vehicle for army procurement

If deal goes through, Greece will be 2nd foreign country to procure vehicle. Morocco was first; TATA Group has set up manufacturing unit there with minimum 30 percent indigenous content.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

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.