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Sunday, February 22, 2026
TopicIraq War

Topic: Iraq War

US Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin pledges continued military presence in Iraq

US Defense Secretary made an unannounced trip to Iraq Tuesday, nearly 20 years after the US-led invasion that toppled Saddam Hussein & led to the deaths of thousands of Iraqi civilians.

Why Pompeo called Pakistan Army chief Bajwa and not Jaishankar after Soleimani killing

Rahul Gandhi's disappearing acts are giving Modi govt a free pass on foreign policy – unlike how Sonia Gandhi brought Parliament to its knees in 2003.

Islamic State has survived over 100,000 bombs & missiles and is far from defeated

More than 60,000 ISIS paramilitaries and 6,321 civilians have been killed, but the outfit’s war continues.

On Camera

Youth Congress, your foolish protest helped the Modi govt climb out of the AI summit hole

In tactical terms, the shirtless protest was worse than a self-goal. Suddenly, the fiascos of the AI Summit were forgotten, and the Youth Congress’s disruption became the issue.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

MoD, IAF agree on some exemptions to HAL for Tejas Mk1A, but no compromise on ‘must-have’ capabilities

IAF is fine with accepting the aircraft with 'must-haves', even if some other steps remain pending, which may take at least another year, it is learnt.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.