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Wednesday, February 4, 2026
TopicIdea Cellular

Topic: Idea Cellular

Airtel’s Sunil Bharti Mittal says Indian Telecom can recover by 2020

P. R. Sanjai -
Bharti slipped to No. 2 in the industry last year after Idea Cellular Ltd. and Vodafone India merged to become India’s largest operator by subscribers.

Modi govt is taking the bull by the horn, says Kumar Mangalam Birla

Bhuma Shrivastava -
Birla’s hunger for deals comes from his optimism about India’s economy, which he likened to an elephant that’s starting to run.

How India’s politicians, bureaucrats and judges treat telecom sector as their piggy bank

Mihir Sharma -
Govt's attempt to profit from a possible merger between Vodafone & Idea is a conspicuous example.

Mukesh Ambani isn’t the king of telecom; content is

Andy Mukherjee -
The industry is complaining bitterly but consumers are too busy watching movies on their phones to pay much attention.

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Opinion

Why Rahul Gandhi wasn’t allowed to read an excerpt from General Naravane’s memoir

Amitabh Dubey -
General MM Naravane’s memoir—Four Stars of Destiny—reveals that he was left hanging by political leadership for more than two hours as Chinese tanks drove towards Indian positions.

How neo-casteists set up a symphony orchestra to make UGC equity guidelines fail

The era of critical-minerals shortages is behind us. Era of gluts about to dawn

Economy

Trade deal with US likely to lift Rupee & stocks, say investors

Shruti Srivastava -
New Delhi: India’s agreement with the US to buy $500 billion-worth of goods over five years includes an existing pipeline of projects, as well...

Defence

Adani Defence teams up with Italy’s Leonardo to tap India’s mega helicopter market

Snehesh Alex Philip -
The partnership will focus on targeting the Indian Armed Forces' requirements, particularly for Leonardo's AW169M and AW109 TrekkerM helicopters.

National Interest

Swiss report should now close Op Sindoor debate. Knowing when to stop the fight is key too

Shekhar Gupta -
The key to fighting a war successfully, or even launching it, is a clear objective. That’s an entirely political call. It isn’t emotional or purely military.

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