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Wednesday, March 4, 2026
TopicLeonid Brezhnev

Topic: Leonid Brezhnev

‘Best and most boring’—Brezhnev’s rule wasn’t USSR’s worst era

Sheila Fitzpatrick -
Sheila Fitzpatrick gives you a fast run through the entire history of the Soviet Union yet doesn't miss out on the minute details.

New book claims Indira Gandhi wanted to recapture Pak-occupied Kashmir after 1971 war

Vandana Menon -
A. Parthasarathi’s book claims Indira Gandhi received a secret telegram from then Soviet President Brezhnev who pledged military support if she decided to ‘re-take’ PoK.

On Camera

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Opinion

Empires inflicted a century of regime change on Iran. Each wanted a compliant, powerless nation

+TFP Praveen Swami -
The lessons of earlier American regime-change efforts should be obvious. The dismantling of Iran’s regime could lead to the breakdown of state authority and the rise of warlords.

Carolyn Bessette is suddenly the new Gen Z ‘It Girl’. She’ll be forgotten before you know it

Maharashtra’s Holi is different. It’s not colourful

Economy

Iran conflict jolts Indian IPO market, threatens slowdown after two record years

Rajesh Mascarenhas -
Potential issuers now have to contend with heightened volatility denting investor appetite and clouding visibility on valuations.

Defence

$35K kamikaze drone modelled on Tehran’s own Shahed design—all about LUCAS, deployed by US against Iran

Vaibhav Pant -
In what CENTCOM called a first, Washington used these one-way attack drones during Operation Epic Fury against Iranian targets.

National Interest

Pakistan is fighting a two-front war. I saw it coming 15 yrs ago

Shekhar Gupta -
The Pakistani political leadership is weak and devoid of any intellect. Its diplomacy is entirely India-China-US focused and suffers from a presumptive view of Afghanistan as a vassal.

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