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TopicDefence university

Topic: defence university

MoD and IDSA no longer separate. How Manohar Parrikar’s name was added to the think tank

Lt General Prakash Menon -
With the packing of Executive Council with favorites of the establishment, a major source of resistance to defend IDSA’s autonomy could get weakened.

India’s still waiting for a defence university that was proposed in 1967, while Pakistan has 2

Amrita Nayak Dutta -
The Indian Defence University was first proposed in 1967, and while a foundation stone was laid in Gurugram in 2013, nothing has materialised yet.

Rawat push not enough. Military & bureaucracy must set aside rivalry for defence university

Lt Gen H S Panag (retd) -
The idea of a national defence university, which India has been waiting to see for over 50 years now, was first mooted by the Chief of Staff Committee in 1967.

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Opinion

Period pain is real. Blanket menstrual leave policy isn’t a fix

Stela Dey -
The Supreme Court is right to point out the 'mindset of employers', who, because of this policy, may deduce that 'women are inferior.'

9.2% jump in arms transfer shows this is era of war—SIPRI reveals the temper we live in

Trump either ends Iran conflict quickly, or sky-high energy costs will force him to do so

Economy

Red carpet for industry honchos as AAP kicks off Punjab investors summit. Rs 10,000 cr pledged on Day 1

Chitleen K Sethi -
At 2nd such summit in Punjab for top investors organised by AAP since it came to power in Punjab, Lakshmi Mittal announced his Bathinda refinery has increased production of LPG by 3,000 tonnes/day.

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

Trump brings the Age of Humiliation for friends. Modi needs stoicism abroad, humility at home

Shekhar Gupta -
Trump has ushered in the age of humiliation. His method is to push around America’s friends rudely and publicly. He knows none of them can afford to fight back.

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