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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

Why legal provisions are necessary to curb the power of trade unions: MH Mody

MH Mody -
The collusion between the new class of bureaucrats, politicians, businessmen and trade union bosses perpetuates itself partly because of the short-run benefits and partly because they see no way out of the system, wrote author MH Mody in 1980.

AI is officially ruining social media. It made brainrot boring

Bangladesh lost on all fronts under Yunus. A herculean task awaits the new PM

Economy

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

Vrinda Tulsian -
On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

Defence

Embraer moves full throttle in pursuit of IAF contract, ties up with Hindalco after Adani

Snehesh Alex Philip -
IAF is firming up plans to revamp airlift capabilities with medium transport aircraft that will be assembled in India & serve as its main workhorse. Embraer is leading contender as of now.

National Interest

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

Shekhar Gupta -
India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.

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