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Topic: Polar region

Photos of the Week: Uttarakhand’s man-animal conflict, Army chief’s annual briefing, Netflix India @ 10

In PhotosOfTheWeek, we bring you pictures clicked by ThePrint’s photojournalists, video journalists and reporters this past week.

Rare fossil turtle egg discovered, belongs to species that died when asteroid wiped out dinos

ScientiFix, our weekly feature, offers you a summary of the top global science stories of the week, with links to their sources.

India needs an Arctic strategy urgently, before its opportunities melt away

Russia and China have revamped military facilities in the Arctic, and China plans a Polar Silk Road.

On Camera

Nick Jonas wearing a mangalsutra is validation for many Indians. He’s our favourite jiju

Nick Jonas is not trying to modernise the mangalsutra, but his gesture shows that choices can be equal. If commitment must be flaunted, it need not be gendered.

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

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

Suspected brake failure leads to Tejas accident after landing, airframe likely to be written off

The IAF, so far, remains mum on this accident which has led to grounding of the fleet for safety checks.

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

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