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Topic: Panjshir

Pakistan and China are preparing for a Taliban govt they don’t trust. So should India

Shyam Saran -
Pakistan’s interest in an influential role for the Haqqani group in a Taliban government is on account of its anti-Indian agenda. We must be prepared.

What ISI chief Faiz Hameed’s visit to Kabul has to do with new Taliban govt

Jyoti Malhotra -
In Afghanistan, war and peace have been inter-changeable, with players cutting deals with the enemy without fully informing even their friends.

News channels air video game clip to claim ‘Pakistan air force attacked Panjshir’

Tenzin Zompa -
Several news channels ran footage of what they claimed to be visuals of Pakistan air force's support for the Taliban in Panjshir in Afghanistan.

Instead of Taliban talks, India must stand up for Afghan resistance despite Panjshir fall

Lt General Prakash Menon -
The real battle isn’t in Kabul or Panjshir, it is in the minds of the Afghan people. And India can have an edge there.

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Opinion

Youth Congress, your foolish protest helped the Modi govt climb out of the AI summit hole

+TFP Vir Sanghvi -
In tactical terms, the shirtless protest was worse than a self-goal. Suddenly, the fiascos of the AI Summit were forgotten, and the Youth Congress’s disruption became the issue.

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

AI is officially ruining social media. It made brainrot boring

Economy

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

Vrinda Tulsian -
On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

Defence

MoD, IAF agree on some exemptions to HAL for Tejas Mk1A, but no compromise on ‘must-have’ capabilities

Snehesh Alex Philip -
IAF is fine with accepting the aircraft with 'must-haves', even if some other steps remain pending, which may take at least another year, it is learnt.

National Interest

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

Shekhar Gupta -
India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.

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