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TopicNuclear risk

Topic: nuclear risk

More power, less blame: SHANTI Bill’s ‘pragmatic’ take on prickly issue of nuclear liability

The government's new legislation rewrites who pays and how much after a nuclear accident. It also caps maximum payouts, placing itself to absorb any damage beyond it.

Putin’s suspension of last nuclear pact with US raises risk of new arms race, say analysts

As per security analysts, it could complicate delicate calculus that underpins mutual deterrence, while also spurring powers like China and India to build their nuclear arsenals.

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Trump threatened to redraw the map. Greenland deal shows the limits of his disruption

The bargain was never sovereignty in exchange for security. It was extensive American military freedom inside continuing Danish sovereignty.

Tiruppur’s success runs on cheap cotton. India needs to ask who pays for it

Repeated changes in cotton import duty have prioritised textile competitiveness when mills face high input costs. But policy can also put pressure on farmgate prices.

At Tejas trainer handover, Rajnath warns delays can lead to ‘technology obsoletion’

HAL finally closes 2010 Tejas order but work remains on Mk1A and the first delivery is unlikely before IAF chief retires end of October.

Bangladesh isn’t a mirror image of Pakistan. Hyphenating them undermines India’s strategic interests

India is caught in a trap of its own making. While BJP may find it convenient to play on insecurities, it gives Pakistan and Bangladesh leverage.