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Thursday, January 29, 2026
TopicCOMCASA

Topic: COMCASA

The troika of India-US pacts should not be over-hyped. Pakistan tells why

Manoj Joshi -
Islamabad thought that the bilateral defence pact signed with US would compel Washington to aid them in war with India, but it was just an Executive Agreement.

Why Congress silence on India-US secret military pact is surprising

Kumar Anshuman -
It’s been two weeks since COMCASA was signed, and the only response from Congress is no comments.

India, Pakistan foreign ministers to meet in New York next week & break impasse

Jyoti Malhotra -
Meeting comes as a realignment of political forces is underway on the global stage. It is also a crucial milestone for PM Modi in election year.

Sitharaman blames UPA for not making HAL an ‘appealing’ enough partner for Rafale

Amrita Nayak Dutta -
Defence minister says if negotiations were going on between Dassault and HAL, 'the govt (UPA) could have done anything to strengthen HAL’s offer’. 

As New Delhi readies for Putin visit, Russia quizzes India on secret military pact with US

Sujan Dutta -
Moscow is keen that during Russian President Vladimir Putin's visit, New Delhi sign four key multi-billion dollar defence deals.

Why Supreme Court’s verdict decriminalising homosexuality has Indian Army worried

ThePrint Team -
A selection of the best news reports, analysis and opinions published by ThePrint this week.

COMCASA is advantage India, but can we use it to regain strategic space in Indo-Pacific?

Seshadri Chari -
COMCASA is a strategic agreement between India and US that can give us a firm footing if we play our cards well. 

For the first time, India & US agree to hold wargame with army, navy and airforce

Sujan Dutta -
A joint statement also referred to terrorist attacks on Pathankot and Uri, and asked Pakistan to crackdown on terrorism in its territory.

India, US sign landmark military communications secrecy pact at historic meeting

Sujan Dutta -
The signing of COMCASA effectively nudges India towards an ‘Asian Nato’ in a quadrilateral grouping along with Japan and Australia.

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Opinion

How Djokovic & his luck outplayed opponents in major tournaments—walkovers to retirements

Anindya Dutta -
By the 2024 US Open, ESPN noted that Djokovic had advanced via opponent retirements or walkovers 16 times at Majors, the most of any male player in the Open Era.

India is resigned to a new status quo with China

India’s bravest fought the battle of Rezang La in 1962—yet there’s no official record of it

Economy

India among top 5 for expanding research in critical technologies, despite low R&D investment

Soumya Pillai -
The Economic Survey 2025-26 shows India among the top five countries in 45 out of 64 critical technologies in the Critical Technology Tracker.

Defence

Indian Army ties up with US drone company that made its name in the Ukraine conflict

Debdutta Chakraborty -
Shield AI will provide V-BAT vertical takeoff & landing drones along with licences for software, which will be integrated into aircraft and made available to select Indian partners.

National Interest

Non-alignment is coming back in a new avatar: Trump-peedit alliance

Shekhar Gupta -
No nation other than China can negotiate one-on-one with Trump on an equal footing. That’s why the middle powers who so far formed the core of multilateral bodies now feel orphaned.

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