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Saturday, August 16, 2025
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Topic: EUROPE

EU’s real problem isn’t war fatigue. It lacks a grand strategy

Can Europe convert its geoeconomic heft into geopolitical traction? Its sovereign stature today is incomplete without its role as a security actor, an unfinished project for many decades.

Trade talks with EFTA conclude after 17 years, agreement to be signed ‘in next 10 days’

India and 4 member countries of European Free Trade Association have held 13 rounds of negotiations between 2008 & 2013. Negotiations were placed on hold before resuming in October 2016.

Why Trump’s threat to NATO can force Europe to rethink its nuclear defence

The world that emerges from the Second Cold War will have little resemblance to the one we inherited from its first iteration.

Is Europe’s pursuit of security delusional? West must fix its internal maladies first

There has to be a collective pursuit of finding a new equilibrium for the world.

Europe does not take part in US-UK strikes against Houthi group in Yemen

US-UK warplanes, ships and submarines launched dozens of air strikes across Yemen overnight in retaliation for repeated Houthi attacks on the Red Sea.

24-year-old Czech student kills father, then guns down 14 people at Prague university

Day of mourning declared tomorrow to remember victims of country’s worst-ever mass shooting in which 25 people were also wounded. Shooter may have killed himself, according to police.

Sanctions, prolonged war haven’t hurt Russia as much as West hoped, but long-term cost is inevitable

There has been no drastic fallout of sanctions since Russia found customers for its oil in China & India, among other reasons. But Iran is proof that extended sanctions do have an impact.

Europe can’t de-risk from China fully. It’s not the era of cowboy capitalism

There is more work to be done when it comes to India being a direct beneficiary of the EU diversifying its investments from China.

‘Just the beginning’ — Fast fashion firms tackle Europe’s clothing waste crisis

Precise data on the growth of clothing waste is scarce but collection for recycling & reuse increased gradually in several European countries from around 2010, a 2021 EU report said.

Europe is removing unused dams. Will it increase biodiversity?

The annual report from Dam Removal Europe shows that 325 obstacles were taken down across rivers in 16 countries, improving river flows & enabling fish to reach breeding areas.

On Camera

SC’s stray dog order lit a match in Delhi. Are they a menace or companions?

The last time this matter flared up was when Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, in a very similar directive in April, called for the relocation of stray dogs in the capital.

Modi’s ‘Diwali bonanza’ for the common man—next-gen GST reforms, lower tax on daily-use items soon

Finance ministry says the proposed revamp will focus on structural reforms, rate rationalisation & ease of living, & will be deliberated upon in the coming weeks.

What is Project Sudarshan Chakra, announced by Modi from ramparts of Red Fort

The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?