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Friday, October 3, 2025
TopicNational Security Council Secretariat

Topic: National Security Council Secretariat

As India & France get ready to sign 7-bn Euro deal for Rafale Marine, 87 TEDBFs emerge in shadow

Navy initially gave proposal for 145 twin-engine fighters, basing requirement on 3-carrier force, but planners believe the force should go for 2 aircraft carriers as of now.

India’s national security doctrine is finally in the works. It must be debated in public

The NSD should be debated threadbare in Parliament rather than in the cloistered confines of a few think tanks and policy groups.

Rajinder Khanna made additional NSA, Ravichandran is new deputy NSA

This is the first time the country has an additional NSA, a post that has always existed but remained vacant.

PMO can help theatre command take off by finding a politician with defence background

The grave diggers of the theatre command system have won the current round and the political leadership has failed to discern the nature of the issues.

On Camera

6 reasons Trump’s Gaza plan won’t work—even if Hamas accepts it

On paper, the 21-point plan looks balanced—Palestinian governance, international oversight, reconstruction pledges. But in reality, it is a non-negotiable diktat.

Nodal officers to fast-tracking NOCs, Kerala govt’s heeding investor concerns, and it means business

As many as 21 policy reforms are under implementation following Invest Kerala Global Summit, as LDF govt works to change perception that the state is not conducive to businesses.

Finnish giant ICEYE to build signature radar microsatellites in India, offers full control to govt

Company builds microsatellites that are smaller, faster, cheaper to produce. ICEYE will develop & launch micro-satellites, hand them over to India, which will have full control & sovereignty.

Something’s hidden in the Oval Office photo of Trump, Munir, Sharif. India must look closely

What Munir has achieved with Trump is a return to normal, ironing out the post-Abbottabad crease. The White House picture gives us insight into how Pakistan survives, occasionally thrives and thinks.