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Topic: Defence

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. 

Modi improving ties with China may give India more elbow room with Trump

Srinath Raghavan -
Recent remarks by BJP’s Ram Madhav are an indication of the Modi government’s desire to improve the mood music with China.

US warns India: Won’t continue to tolerate your defence buys from Russia

Sujan Dutta -
The statement comes a week before the maiden 2+2 dialogue in Delhi between the foreign and defence ministers of India and the US.

Congress & BJP think that women can only explain Rafale in dumbed down metaphors

Nandita Singh -
BJP and Congress may use women to explain Rafale deal, but Indian women weren’t even inducted as fighter pilots until 2016 – that is 10 yrs after Pakistan.

In boost to India ties, US Congress passes $716-billion defence spending bill

Lalit K Jha -
As per the bill, the US seeks to uphold the values of a free and open Indo-Pacific region and promote regional security and stability.

He had everything, but Modi missed a brilliant chance to fix the messy Indian military

Shekhar Gupta -
Modi government had a rare chance to reform and modernise India’s military. But it blew the chance and settled instead for tinkering.

Nirmala Sitharaman says S-400 missile deal with Russia to go ahead despite US sanctions

PTI -
The defence minister also says it may take up to four years to implement the deal with Russia. 

India’s choppers to fly back from Maldives in 10 days as ties grow cold

Sujan Dutta -
The cold vibes from Male for New Delhi signals a rollback of the country’s ‘India-first’ policy and coincides with a growing warmth in ties...

In defence of tariff thrust, Donald Trump lashes out at India for ‘100% import duties’

Lalit K Jha -
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will be in the US for talks with their American counterparts next week.

With US sanctions, India has perfect window of opportunity for defence deals with Vietnam

Saurav Jha -
Nirmala Sitharaman’s visit could not have been better timed, with US bringing in CAATSA and complicating defence ties between Russia and Vietnam.
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In NCLAT’s WhatsApp ruling, reminder of India’s cautious view of competition disputes involving Big Tech

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Defence

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

Keshav Padmanabhan -
At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

National Interest

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Shekhar Gupta -
Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.

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