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Thursday, September 4, 2025
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Topic: MENA

Global defence spending rose to $2.46 trillion in 2024 amid security challenges, shows IISS report

Smruti Deshpande -
Data published by International Institute of Strategic Studies shows US, China and Russia were the top 3 countries with the largest defence budgets.

UNICEF MENA Chief calls for peace and humanitarian support in Syria

ThePrint Team -
7.5 million children require humanitarian assistance and 6.4 million are in urgent need of protection services, Beigbeder said.

Corruption is not the root cause of the Arab world’s problems

Amr Adly -
To start with, Middle East and North Africa countries have problems in producing economic value for distribution.

What global arms sales tell us about the changing world order

Laura Oprescu -
A study by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute reveals an increasing arms race in the Indo-Pacific and Middle East North Africa region.

On Camera

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Opinion

Counter-insurgency is Indian military’s reality. Op Sindoor was brief flash in combat spectrum

Manvendra Singh -
The Chief of Defence Staff was spot on when he declared war fighting as ‘military’s bread and butter.’

Superman Modi to superpower meeting — Indian TV anchors script a Tianjin blockbuster

Why India should let the rupee fall

Economy

GST 2.0: India streamlines indirect tax regime amid Trump tariffs & what it means for consumers

Sampurna Panigrahi -
Goods and Services Tax Council paves way for a broad two-slab structure of 5% and 18% with a demerit rate of 40% for super luxury and 'sin' goods.

Defence

Choppy ride for India’s submarine ambition: Project P-751 chugs forward, Scorpenes a stinging tale

Snehesh Alex Philip -
With P75I still years away & the follow-on Scorpenes stuck, India’s long-promised 30-yr submarine plan remains behind schedule

National Interest

For Indian Mercedes, Asim Munir’s dumper truck in mirror is closer than it appears

Shekhar Gupta -
From Munir’s point of view, a few bumps here and there is par for the course. He isn’t going to drive his dumper truck to its doom. He wants to use it as a weapon.

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