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Wednesday, July 23, 2025
TopicShesh Paul Vaid

Topic: Shesh Paul Vaid

S.P. Vaid transfer: Security situation in J&K is slipping & someone had to be the fall guy

Talk of Vaid’s transfer had been doing the rounds ever since the state was brought under governor’s Rule in mid-June.

S.P. Vaid removed as Jammu & Kashmir DGP as state prepares for October civic polls

Talk of his transfer was doing the rounds for a while, with reports that Mehbooba Mufti wanted to remove him amid a fresh spurt in violence in the Valley.

Bearing scars of militancy, Kashmir’s top cop hopes to keep youth away from violence

DGP Shesh Paul Vaid survived many deadly attacks; now his main challenge is to convince the youth to shun the path of militancy.  

Security forces kill 120 Pakistani militants in Valley, but lose 54 civilians in a record year

Overall 200 Pakistani militants killed in Jammu and Kashmir this year, the highest in nearly a decade.

On Camera

Bihar mimics 19th-century American South. Citizenship is now weaponised to exclude voters

Disenfranchisement by institutional fiat is profoundly undemocratic. The effect of the ECI's new documentary process in Bihar will tilt the scales in favour of the BJP.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

Not just AK-203, India & Russia to jointly manufacture AK-19 and PPK-20 for domestic use and export 

India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.

Strategic partner one day, tactical nightmare the next: India’s learning Trumplomacy the hard way

Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.