Cabinet Secretariat delayed Yadav's confirmation after he transferred from CRPF in 2013. In 2023, he was suspended in light of US's 'Pannun plot' allegations & later arrested in local case.
On 18 October, Gupta was arraigned before a judge in a US district court. He has been in a US prison since June 2024, after spending nearly a yr in a Czech prison.
Canadians have kept Nijjar case on a high political & emotional plane. US meanwhile has pushed for accountability in the alleged attempt on Pannun's life, without emotional outrage.
In 2022, athletes claimed they were asked to wind up training early at Thyagraj Stadium so that the IAS couple could walk their dog. Then came the memes and public outrage.
Instead of buying more Mirages outright in early 2000s, the requirement was tweaked in favour of a medium-weight, multi-role fighter with Mirage-like performance.
Pakistan not only has zero chance of catching up with India in most areas, but will inevitably see the gap rising. Its leaders will offer its people the same snake oil in different bottles.
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