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Topic: Djibouti

Indian Navy rescues missile-hit ship in Gulf of Aden after Houthi attack kills 3 crew members

Smruti Deshpande -
INS Kolkata, which was deployed for Maritime Security Operations in the region, comes to the aid of 21 crew members, including one Indian national.

Djibouti story resembles Hambantota, has the same Chinese script

Aadil Brar -
Some Djiboutian elites believe their country has the potential to become the ‘Singapore of Africa’ with the help of Chinese investments.

China gets closer to its dream of a blue-water navy with rapid expansion of African base

Col. Vinayak Bhat (retd) -
From laser-dazzling US pilots to the construction of a new navy pier, the country has done a lot at its Djibouti base in Africa over the last year.

Assumption Island deal could help India regain lost ground in Indian Ocean

Seshadri Chari -
India’s ties with Seychelles have gained more prominence after China opened its military base in Djibouti.

Trailing China, a new defence deal with France gives India a foothold in Indian Ocean

Pranab Dhal Samanta -
Indian ships and naval assets can now move across from the Pacific to Singapore, Andamans, Diego Garcia, Mauritius, Seychelles, and Djibouti, onwards to Oman.

Images of Pakistan’s Gwadar port do not match all the hype around it

Col. Vinayak Bhat (retd) -
No signature of a Djibouti style base but signs of expansion plans; road, access still limited.

China’s mega fortress in Djibouti could be model for its bases in Pakistan

Col. Vinayak Bhat (retd) -
Though called a ‘logistics base’, the facility can accommodate a brigade and has unprecedented security arrangements

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Opinion

AI can fix India’s reputation as a TB hub

Vivek Agarwal -
AI can help see the unseen. Combining patient's comprehensive case histories with scans can lead to impressive results, such as in Japan.

India gets unfairly bashed for unhygienic street food. Bangkok, New York are no different

Are flight bomb threats pranks or conspiracy? Cost of ‘hoax’ to Indian aviation is real

Economy

Watch CutTheClutter: Flattening INR-USD rate, and debate on pros and cons of a ‘strong’ rupee

ThePrint Team -
In Episode 1544 of CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at some top economists pointing to the pitfalls of ‘currency nationalism’ with data from 1991 to 2004.

Defence

All about Major Bob Khathing, whose daring expedition & diplomatic parleys secured Tawang for India

Smruti Deshpande -
The decorated Naga officer from Manipur also served as envoy to Myanmar & Nagaland chief secy. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated a museum dedicated to the Tawang hero Thursday.

National Interest

Xi wanted to teach India about imbalance of power. We should take a budgetary lesson from it

Shekhar Gupta -
While we talk much about our military, we don’t put our national wallet where our mouth is. Nobody is saying we should double our defence spending, but current declining trend must be reversed.

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