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Tuesday, February 3, 2026
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Topic: NEFA

How India asked for trouble in 1962

AVM Arjun Subramaniam (retd) -
Jawaharlal Nehru’s ambitions for India came crashing down because he did not match his aspirations with hard power.

China’s real aim in 1962 was to cut Nehru down to size and neutralise India as a rival

Lt Gen H S Panag (retd) -
The politico-strategic aim of the war was to ‘teach India a lesson’, and prevent it from challenging the Chinese borders and sovereignty over Tibet.

During 1962 war, Nehru was ‘quieter than usual, often in a reverie and sometimes trembling’

Kuldip Nayar -
An blow-by-blow account of the India-China war from the writings of celebrated journalist Kuldip Nayar, who passed away recently.

China’s objective in the 1962 war was to teach India a lesson, says new book

ThePrint Team -
A new book attempts to dispel the notion that India was the provocateur in the 1962 war with China. 'China's India War' by Bertil Lintner says that China had caught India by surprise and it had a simple objective.

Hindi, Hindu, Tribalistan

Shekhar Gupta -
How the RSS's Hindu-isation gameplan in Arunachal draws upon Nehru's Hindi-isation policy for what was then NEFA.

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Opinion

Why Rahul Gandhi wasn’t allowed to read an excerpt from General Naravane’s memoir

Amitabh Dubey -
General MM Naravane’s memoir—Four Stars of Destiny—reveals that he was left hanging by political leadership for more than two hours as Chinese tanks drove towards Indian positions.

How neo-casteists set up a symphony orchestra to make UGC equity guidelines fail

The era of critical-minerals shortages is behind us. Era of gluts about to dawn

Economy

Trade deal with US likely to lift Rupee & stocks, say investors

Shruti Srivastava -
New Delhi: India’s agreement with the US to buy $500 billion-worth of goods over five years includes an existing pipeline of projects, as well...

Defence

Adani Defence teams up with Italy’s Leonardo to tap India’s mega helicopter market

Snehesh Alex Philip -
The partnership will focus on targeting the Indian Armed Forces' requirements, particularly for Leonardo's AW169M and AW109 TrekkerM helicopters.

National Interest

Swiss report should now close Op Sindoor debate. Knowing when to stop the fight is key too

Shekhar Gupta -
The key to fighting a war successfully, or even launching it, is a clear objective. That’s an entirely political call. It isn’t emotional or purely military.

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