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Thursday, October 30, 2025
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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

Russia’s super-missile test shows a new, expensive technological race—with dire outcomes

+TFP Praveen Swami -
The test raises a question. Why have Russian nuclear strategists now invested in the Burevestnik, when the US abandoned nuclear ramjet propulsion in 1964?

Women are missing from Chinese politics. CCP is a boys’ club

TTP is byproduct of Pakistan’s own policies. Attacking Afghanistan won’t solve crises at home

Economy

Karnataka, Telangana, TN, Maharashtra power 40% of services output, pan-India growth uneven—NITI Aayog

Udit Bubna -
Report on India's services sector examines state-level dynamics, maps disparities and suggests ways to tap into the sector’s potential.

Defence

India pulled out of Tajikistan’s strategically important Ayni air base in 2022. Here’s why

Snehesh Alex Philip -
Tajikistan did not want to extend the lease because of apparent pressure from Russia & China over non-regional military personnel at the air base, it is learnt.

National Interest

Deepfake on duty: when I asked AI to read Op Sindoor citations

Shekhar Gupta -
On 21 Oct, a buzz went up that the govt had released full list of gallantry award recipients along with Op Sindoor citations. I put an AI caddy on the job. It took me into a never-ending rabbit hole.

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