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Thursday, August 7, 2025
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Topic: Helmets

Indian Army helmets in spotlight. Upgrades over the yrs & how they stack up against US & China’s gear

Smruti Deshpande -
The helmets of Indian soldiers have been a talking point in the past, and though a lot has changed over the years, the phasing out of older models is an ongoing process.

Wearing helmet not enough, fastening it properly saves lives. Govt must enforce existing law

Nishit Patel -
More than 69,000 motorcycle riders died in road crashes in 2021 across India, accounting for 45 per cent of all road crash deaths.

The weight of dead Indian soldiers is also on missing body armour. Army needs them now

Lt Gen H S Panag (retd) -
Modern protection equipment could have saved 70% of personnel killed in J&K since 1990. Nothing else can highlight the urgency of mass-producing PPE better than this.

Helmets compulsory for Sikh women: Ensuring road safety or offending religious beliefs?

ThePrint Team -
Chandigarh administration has decided to revoke the decades-old helmet exemption given to women two-wheeler riders. Sikh bodies are protesting the move and have said...

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Opinion

Rudra, Bhairav commandos, Shaktiman to drone platoons—how Army is transforming for future wars

Lt Gen H S Panag (retd) -
More than fearsome names given to the new transformed Indian Army, it is advanced technology and superior training that will instil fear in the enemy.

75 years of Planning Commission—what India’s first experiment can teach us in the age of PLIs

Real Smriti Irani would give Tulsi Virani a tight slap

Economy

Web of spoof sites, scam call centres. Crypto theft racket modus operandi in focus amid ED crackdown

Mayank Kumar -
As part of the crypto theft racket, businessman Chirag Tomar and his aides targeted 542 victims and managed to steal a total of Rs 19.9 million.

Defence

Wang Yi to visit India this month, Modi to travel to China, Putin comes in later this year

Snehesh Alex Philip -
PM could visit Japan on 30 August before heading to China. Sources say, bilaterals being planned with Xi and Putin on SCO sidelines in China.

National Interest

Pakistan, Dhaka have played Washington well. Back home, Modi ecosystem has an inner conflict

Shekhar Gupta -
To protect ourselves from Trumpian diplomacy, first we must introspect the bipolarity within our establishment discourse.

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