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TopicSoviet Union

Topic: Soviet Union

This is what China is doing to protect its nuclear weapons

Col. Vinayak Bhat (retd) -
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

Sadhana Singh -
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

Sankalita Dey -
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

David Fickling -
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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Opinion

India must break the myth of a ‘strong leader’ for its own good

Nilakantan RS -
What do Indians want in a democracy? Quick and decisive action that may not have political consensus or frustratingly slow decision-making that endures long after the decision is made?

Uddhav Thackeray is writing a new story for Maharashtra in 2024. He has found his voice

‘Trade, not aid’—Narasimha Rao’s 1991 reforms speech that changed India’s economic landscape

Economy

Air India reduces baggage allowance by 5-15 kg, bringing it in line with rest of industry

Yuthika Bhargava -
Air India’s new policy, effective from 2 May, introduces new weight limits for tickets in each of the different 'fare families' — Comfort, Comfort Plus, and Flex.

Defence

China builds road through Shaksgam Valley, India registers protest

Snehesh Alex Philip -
New Delhi has, in past, too, objected to Chinese construction activities in Shaksgam Valley. Work in this strategic region gathered pace after the 2017 Doklam stand-off.

National Interest

Frontrunner is letting the challenger define this poll campaign. Modi still hasn’t found a big theme

Shekhar Gupta -
A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.

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