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Topic: Indian Army

In Photos: Inside the secretive Dera Sacha Sauda complex in Sirsa

Nayanika Chatterjee -
Here are some photos from inside the Dera Sacha Sauda complex in Sirsa.

Sirsa on total lockdown; people inside Ram Rahim’s dera told to leave

Ananya Bhardwaj -
Police have inputs of about over 5,000 people being ready with petrol bombs, swords and rifles to retaliate in case of a forced evacuation

China’s string of radars in Ladakh track every move of Indian Army

Col. Vinayak Bhat (retd) -
China now has a number of radars to watch movements in Indian territory. It is a reason for concern for India.

Exclusive: China builds bridge on disputed stream in Demchok, hill council alarmed

Manu Pubby -
Hill council chairman says herders asked to leave but bridge at Nelung Nala very serious

Beyond Doklam: India needs to overhaul its trade-friendly grand strategy on China

ThePrint Team -
Doklam is merely a symptom of a revanchist China that no longer sees the need to play by the book. India needs to change its strategy as well.

Point of Order: Ammunition shortages

ThePrint Team -
Indian Army response to opinion piece on ammunition shortages.

India, China must ensure video showing troops clashing in Ladakh doesn’t raise tensions

Ashok Kantha -
A huge achievement for both nations is that since the 1975 incident, there has been no loss of life involving border troops on both sides Ashok Kantha

Visuals show India, China clash at Ladakh was serious, troops injured

Manu Pubby -
The video, published first by ThePrint, shows troops first engaging in a close quarter fist-fight and then hurling stones at each other. Manu Pubby

Talk Point: Does border infrastructure determine India’s military posture towards China?

ThePrint Team -
While China has developed infrastructure along its border areas, India lags behind. Is it a key determinant of India's military posture and capability?

Ammunition shortages arose because generals prioritised flashy, ‘status’ items like tanks

Abhijit Iyer-Mitra -
The Army was willing to let massive shortages accrue in a dangerous game of brinksmanship to extract more money from the bureaucracy.
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Opinion

US has misread India. New Delhi will hedge, push back, and assert

Shishir Priyadarshi -
India’s foreign policy today is driven less by Western alignment or global liberalism and more by domestic political imperatives — economic, ideological, and electoral.

Dear Satyapal, it was my turn. You overtook me: Wife Iqbal Malik

AI integration for military is risky business. Combat monopoly must remain with soldiers

Economy

Smartphones, gems, pharma: Which Indian exports will be worst hit by Trump tariffs, which will be spared

Keshav Padmanabhan -
Electronics—specifically smartphones—& energy & pharma products make up 30% of Indian exports to US. 25% tariff on India came into effect Thursday, extra 25% to kick in by August-end.

Defence

Pakistan army chief Asim Munir to attend CENTCOM chief’s farewell, second visit to US in two months

Debdutta Chakraborty -
Munir was earlier in America in June when he had a two-hour luncheon meeting with the US president at the White House.

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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