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Iran foreign minister writes to BRICS members, urges intervention in ‘dire’ Gaza situation

In his letter, Iran’s Hossein Amir-Abdollahian called BRICS a critical ‘post-Western alliance’. External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar also spoke to his Iranian counterpart Sunday.

Hamas can defeat Israel in tunnel warfare. Palestinian State once again closer to reality

Urban and tunnel warfare are the nightmare of armies and victory comes at a heavy cost, especially when the defender has a death wish, as Hamas does.

Israel’s border defence collapse should make India think how it manages LOC in Kashmir

India is testing a smart fence in Kashmir, using sensors from Magal that developed the systems in Gaza and US. But what does Israel experience tell us about using fence to secure borders?

What, when, where, why & how of the Israel-Hamas war

This is the full transcript of ThePrint Cut The Clutter Episode 1325, published on 10 October 2023, explaining the Israel-Hamas war in 5 questions & India’s stand on the issue.

International calls for ceasefire mount, as Israeli military steps up ground assault in Gaza

Israeli airstrikes hit near Gaza City’s Shifa, Al-Quds hospitals, while Palestinian militants clashed with Israeli forces in Khan Younis Sunday, reported local media.

Gaza’s Islamist wave can fuel jihadism in India—Don’t forget the ‘Silk Letter Movement’

Elegantly written on yellow silk, sewn into the waistcoat of a new convert to Islam, Shaikh Abdul Haq, the words were to be carried...

Israeli forces enter Gaza Strip, back it up with ‘precise & heavy fire’ to ‘dismantle’ Hamas

Israel Defence Forces says ‘best soldiers’ operating in Gaza to bring back over 200 hostages. Earlier in the day, IDF dropped leaflets which said Gaza City is now a ‘battlefield’.

India abstains from voting on UN resolution calling for ‘truce’ in Gaza over failure to condemn Hamas

Apart from India, UK, Canada & 42 others also abstained from voting. Canada proposed an amendment to the resolution seeking explicit condemnation of Hamas, which India supported.

‘INDIA bloc not as strong as it should be to take on BJP’ — Urdu press warns Oppn against fissures

ThePrint’s round-up of how the Urdu media covered various news events through the week, and the editorial positions some of them took.

Another Palestinian journalist in Gaza killed by Israeli strikes, toll of dead scribes at least 22

Voice of Al-Aqsa Radio’s presenter Duaa Sharaf and her child were killed Thursday morning after Israeli jets bombed her house in central Gaza.

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Like a gambler, govts squandered India’s legacy through mindless socialism: Nani Palkhivala

Our brand of socialism did not result in transfer of wealth from the rich to the poor but only from the honest rich to the dishonest rich, lawyer-jurist Nani A Palkhivala said in 1991.

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?