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Saturday, February 21, 2026
TopicNational Security Council

Topic: National Security Council

Biden nominates officials for key cybersecurity and nuclear policy positions

The nominations include Michael Sulmeyer, who has served as principal cyber adviser to the secretary of the Army, and Christopher Hanson, who has been chair of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission since 2021.

Inaction on communalism a political choice. NSC can make it difficult for Modi govt to ignore

The ultimate responsibility for political inaction on the issue of communalism rests with the PM. If Modi does not act, nothing much can be done.

US experts suspect Pakistan’s ISI agency of supporting those behind of Pulwama attack

Former CIA analyst Bruce Riedel said that the Pulwama terrorist attack will be the first serious challenge of Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan's administration.

Afghanistan says no privatisation of war ‘at any cost’, finds support

Rejecting Erik Prince's plan to privatise parts of US military operations in Afghanistan, the government says won't allow for-profit business.

Bilawal Bhutto supports Dawn journalist Cyril Almeida in treason case

Here’s what’s happening across the border: Locals in Khyber district are learning Chinese; Musharraf’s party demands security for a possible return to Pakistan.

On Camera

Why legal provisions are necessary to curb the power of trade unions: MH Mody

The collusion between the new class of bureaucrats, politicians, businessmen and trade union bosses perpetuates itself partly because of the short-run benefits and partly because they see no way out of the system, wrote author MH Mody in 1980.

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.

Embraer moves full throttle in pursuit of IAF contract, ties up with Hindalco after Adani

IAF is firming up plans to revamp airlift capabilities with medium transport aircraft that will be assembled in India & serve as its main workhorse. Embraer is leading contender as of now.

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.