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Wednesday, October 29, 2025
TopicTaiwan Strait

Topic: Taiwan Strait

China to send more coast guard ships to patrol Taiwan-controlled islands off the Chinese coast

This comes as tension in the region has intensified following the death of two Chinese nationals when their boat overturned as they tried to flee the Taiwanese coast guard.

Taiwan President-elect meets US lawmakers, hopes for support to bolster ‘self-defence’

Lai Ching-te of the DPP said that freedom and democracy are values Taiwan shares with US, its significant arms supplier.

US Navy sails its first warship through Taiwan Strait, riles Beijing

US Navy says the destroyer USS John Finn transited through a corridor in the Taiwan Strait that was 'beyond the territorial sea of any coastal state'.

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Russia’s super-missile test shows a new, expensive technological race—with dire outcomes

The test raises a question. Why have Russian nuclear strategists now invested in the Burevestnik, when the US abandoned nuclear ramjet propulsion in 1964?

Karnataka, Telangana, TN, Maharashtra power 40% of services output, pan-India growth uneven—NITI Aayog

Report on India's services sector examines state-level dynamics, maps disparities and suggests ways to tap into the sector’s potential.

India pulled out of Tajikistan’s strategically important Ayni air base in 2022. Here’s why

Tajikistan did not want to extend the lease because of apparent pressure from Russia & China over non-regional military personnel at the air base, it is learnt.

Deepfake on duty: when I asked AI to read Op Sindoor citations

On 21 Oct, a buzz went up that the govt had released full list of gallantry award recipients along with Op Sindoor citations. I put an AI caddy on the job. It took me into a never-ending rabbit hole.