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Tuesday, February 17, 2026
TopicChopper deal

Topic: Chopper deal

Kamov choppers won’t meet 70% indigenous content requirement, but JV firm sure of deal

Snehesh Alex Philip -
The joint venture between state-run HAL and two Russian firms has made a fresh submission to the defence ministry proposing lower indigenisation.

Ahead of Macron visit, Rs 2,000 cr Coast Guard chopper deal with France falls apart

Manu Pubby -
Differences between Airbus and the Indian defence ministry resulted in technical lapses in the procurement process of 14 choppers for the Coast Guard.

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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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