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Topic: Combat

From Delhi’s Golf Links to Uttarakhand’s hills, 2 Indians chase glory in Mixed Martial Arts arena

+TFP Shaz Syed -
Jason Solomon & Angad Bisht represent contrasting journeys shaping India’s future in MMA, a sport that hasn't picked up much pace since it was first televised in the country 13 yrs ago.

‘No Rafale shot down in combat, India lost one to technical malfunction, probe on’: Dassault CEO

Javaria Rana -
New Delhi: India has lost one Rafale fighter jet, but the incident, currently under probe, was due to a high-altitude technical failure and involved no...

Night capabilities, see-through armour — how Army is upgrading its Russian combat vehicles

Snehesh Alex Philip -
BMP 2 forms the backbone of India’s Mechanised Infantry & plays a crucial role in combat including in Eastern Ladakh where it's deployed in large numbers. User trials for upgrade on.

India plays into China’s hands if we lament 1962 or criticise Modi govt and military

Srinivasapuram Krishnaswamy -
To pressure Modi government and military from our drawing rooms, without knowing what is happening at LAC at 15,000-feet, is an irresponsible act.

Women in combat roles: India can romanticise it but here’s why we are not ready yet

Snehesh Alex Philip -
One gives the example of US and Israel armies. But even their forces don’t deploy women in direct infantry combat.

Women in combat can fight on equal terms, they don’t need token representation in Army

Lt Gen H S Panag (retd) -
The right of a woman to serve in any role in the armed forces must be equal to a man’s as long as the standards are not compromised.

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Economy

Gulf conflict pushes Dubai diamond traders to eye Surat for rough stone auctions. But there are hurdles

Esha Mishra -
Industry leaders say India’s complicated customs process and GST levies are deterrents for traders to come to Surat for auctions.

Defence

Supreme Leader Mojtaba, the man Iran must keep alive & the secret force ‘tasked with it’—all about NOPO

Vaibhav Pant -
The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.

National Interest

Peaceful power transfers followed uprisings in India’s neighbourhood. It’s a sign of mature democracies

Shekhar Gupta -
Rating democracies is a tricky business. I am only using the simple metric of who in the Indian subcontinent has had the most peaceful, stable, normal political transitions and continuity.

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