Nalin Prabhat will take over from outgoing J&K DGP RR Swain on 1 October, 14 yrs after he played key role in daring hostage rescue at Srinagar's Punjab Hotel.
RR Swain was with RAW for 15 years before being posted to J&K in 2020. His comments on regional parties cultivating terrorists have led to sharp reaction from politicians.
In both cases from 2022, UAPA also invoked & trial has begun. Once booked under this law, there is no appeal & punishment is either life imprisonment or death sentence.
Indians see West Asia as one uninterrupted wash of Islam, but the reality is more complex. For the Druze, support from Israel—where they are a recognised minority—is now critical.
Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.
India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.
Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.
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