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Friday, August 1, 2025
TopicSoviet Union

Topic: Soviet Union

Remembering Kim Philby, the Ambala-born notorious British spy & serial philanderer

The machinations of Kim Philby, the British spy on Russia’s payrolls, reportedly led to the death of several agents.

The liberation of Bangladesh — the Indian armed forces’ finest hour

On this day in 1971, the Pakistani Army surrendered in then East Pakistan, after Indian defence forces successfully completed operations on two fronts.

Former US president George H W Bush dies at 94

George HW Bush, a decorated war pilot and former CIA chief, helped steer America through the end of the Cold War while serving as the country's 41st president.

This is what China is doing to protect its nuclear weapons

China is working on the development of super-hardened silo technology for its Dong Feng missiles at Taiyuan Space Launch Centre in Shanxi province.

India played US-versus-Soviets to get development aid, but gave up state power

The Price of Aid by David C. Engerman is a fascinating account of how the economic cold war shaped the first 25 years of independent India.

China may defy debt-trap talk with more cash for Africa & the Queen of Soul never made a will

Theresa May rules out a second Brexit referendum and second hand fashion industry is going big in UAE. 

This is why China could collapse like the Soviet Union

China's dying labour-force boom, like the Soviet Union's in the 1970s, may not revive even with Silk Road project’s heavy investments.

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Big win for Delhi factories as MCD scraps an extra layer of red tape for ease of doing business

Until now, units operating even in recognised industrial areas needed a separate factory licence. The move is expected to especially give a boost to small and medium enterprises.

India to get last of Spain-built C-295 next month, focus now on 1st India-made aircraft

New Delhi: The last of the C-295 transport aircraft that is replacing the ageing Avro fleet of the Indian Air Force (IAF) will be...

Modi’s Bharat vs Indira’s India: 11-yr report card of politics, diplomacy, economy, nationalism

As Narendra Modi becomes India’s second-longest consecutively serving Prime Minister, we look at how he compares with Indira Gandhi across four key dimensions.