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Topic: Tactical nuclear weapons

Have received Russian bombs ‘more powerful than Hiroshima, Nagasaki’, says Belarusian President

Lidia Kelly - June 14, 2023

Putin's ally Alexander Lukashenko, in an interview, confirmed that Belarus has started taking delivery of Russian tactical nuclear weapons

Russia begins move to deploy tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus in July, says President Putin

Guy Faulconbridge - June 9, 2023

Putin's move comes in the wake of Russia-Ukraine war and is seen as an apparent warning to the US-led NATO military alliance over it support for Kyiv.

Should India make tactical nukes to counter China? Delhi’s no-first-use rule has no room for it

Lt General Prakash Menon - April 4, 2023

The issue that needs reflection is whether our nuclear arsenal, shaped by our nuclear doctrine, adequately caters for a nuclear exchange that commences with use of TNWs.

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

Stela Dey - February 22, 2026

Nick Jonas is not trying to modernise the mangalsutra, but his gesture shows that choices can be equal. If commitment must be flaunted, it need not be gendered.

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

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Everyone’s ‘damaged’ in modern dating. Love will soon be called a mental illness

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In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

Vrinda Tulsian - February 18, 2026

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

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In a first, Indian small arms maker to bid for UK Project Grayburn to replace British Army’s SA80 rifles

Vaibhav Pant - February 22, 2026

Bengaluru-based SSS Defence has made public its bid for a major foreign military contract, targeting UK’s ambitious SA80 successor programme with its home-tested weapons.

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No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

Shekhar Gupta - February 21, 2026

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.

Topic: Tactical nuclear weapons

Have received Russian bombs ‘more powerful than Hiroshima, Nagasaki’, says Belarusian President

Russia begins move to deploy tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus in July, says President Putin

Should India make tactical nukes to counter China? Delhi’s no-first-use rule has no room for it

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YourTurn

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Opinion

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

Everyone’s ‘damaged’ in modern dating. Love will soon be called a mental illness

Economy

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

Defence

In a first, Indian small arms maker to bid for UK Project Grayburn to replace British Army’s SA80 rifles

National Interest

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

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