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TopicProxy war

Topic: proxy war

Proxy war is back in Kashmir. Pahalgam attack exposes Pakistan Army’s frustration over peace

New Delhi should utilise its strategic partnerships with the United States (US) and European nations to impose sanctions on the Pakistani Military establishment.

How Niger coup could unleash political & economic proxy wars in Africa’s crucial Sahel region

Last month’s military takeover of uranium-rich Niger was the 8th coup over the last three years in Sahel — a region that is of interest to world powers such as US, France and Russia.

Despite Imran Khan’s offer, Pakistan’s track record is why India has to escalate

India is left with no option but to persevere with its strategy of forcing ‘compellence’ on Pakistan, no matter how long it takes.

On Camera

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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.