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Tuesday, January 27, 2026
TopicHuman Shield

Topic: Human Shield

Not too late: Why Indian Army must bring closure to Major Leetul Gogoi’s ‘human shield’ case

Lt Gen H S Panag (retd) -
Indian Army may have punished Major Gogoi for indiscipline, but it’s the ‘human shield’ case that it needs to probe before it faces a PIL.

What happened to the Kashmiri woman who went with Major Gogoi to a Srinagar hotel

Rahiba R. Parveen -
Girl in 'isolation' as family, battling stigma of the episode, demands action against Gogoi’s driver.v

Major Gogoi to face disciplinary action for meeting a woman at Srinagar hotel

Sujan Dutta -
The officer was in the news last year for tying a Kashmiri weaver to the bonnet of his army jeep and using him as a human shield.  

Why an Indian Army Major can’t just meet a woman at a hotel anywhere

Deeksha Bhardwaj -
There are clear rules that govern the conduct of military officers and they are prohibited from civilian areas in sensitive zones unless on duty.

Why an Indian Army Major can’t just meet a woman at a hotel anywhere

Deeksha Bhardwaj -
There are clear rules that govern the conduct of military officers and they are prohibited from civilian areas in sensitive zones unless on duty.

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Opinion

India’s cheapest growth reform is in agriculture. Mustard shows why

Bidisha Bhattacharya -
Farmers are often characterised as risk-averse. In actuality, they are responding to a policy framework that mitigates price risk for a limited range of crops.

Governors walking out, agencies blocked—how to fix fraying Centre-state ties

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Economy

RBI opens door to urban co-op bank licences after 2 decades. But high capital bar may shut most out

Udit Bubna -
Proposal to restart licensing is welcome, but Rs 300-crore minimum capital requirement could mean only handful of credit societies qualify, say sector executives

Defence

From action near Myanmar to hand-to-hand combat in Kishtwar, meet this year’s gallantry award winners

Vaibhav Pant -
Overall, President Droupadi Murmu has approved Gallantry awards to 70 armed forces personnel, including six posthumous, on the eve of 77th Republic Day.

National Interest

Non-alignment is coming back in a new avatar: Trump-peedit alliance

Shekhar Gupta -
No nation other than China can negotiate one-on-one with Trump on an equal footing. That’s why the middle powers who so far formed the core of multilateral bodies now feel orphaned.

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