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TopicSexually transmitted infections

Topic: Sexually transmitted infections

Why treating monkeypox like STI adds less to prevention, more to stigma

Santiago Perez Patrigeon -
A close relative of the variola virus, monkeypox can spread through skin-to-skin contact and sexual intercourse. It’s not an STI, only behaving like one.

With hospital-based surveillance programme, ICMR looks to fix India’s big data gap on STDs

Abantika Ghosh -
There is a lack of recent epidemiological data on STIs in India, with ICMR’s own 2002-03 estimate of a 6% incidence rate still the most quoted number.

India is winning the battle against HIV, but poor sex workers are slowing it down

Himani Chandna -
India has registered a steep decline in new cases as well as HIV-related deaths, but a study has warned that sex workers remain vulnerable to the deadly virus.

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Opinion

Indian judiciary must stop panicking over AI

Siddarth Raman -
To assume courts weigh every word committed to paper is to ignore reality. The Indian judiciary has long had a "Control+C" problem.

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

Patel’s 1950 letter to Nehru: Find no legal power to deal with Press or men like Syama Prasad

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

India eyes 6th generation FCAS, looks at tying up with France for possible collaboration

Snehesh Alex Philip -
Initial talks held on the possibility of India entering the programme that was started in 2017 between France, Germany and Spain to ensure European sovereignty in defence and security.

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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