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TopicTarget killings

Topic: Target killings

Ismail Haniyeh assassination is a covert ops benchmark for India

We must stop fixating on ‘Israeli model’ in Gaza to deal with terrorism and conventional threats. Ismail Haniyeh killing holds deeper lessons.

Why Pakistan is holding its tongue on Rajnath Singh’s ‘ghus ke marenge’ diatribe

The Pakistan government and media have had a subdued reaction to Rajnath Singh’s comments about entering Pakistan and killing terrorists. In this case, silence is strategic.

Kashmiri Pandit gunned down in Pulwama, first targeted killing in J&K this year

Sanjay Sharma shot at by suspected terrorists when he was on way to local market, & succumbed to his injuries soon after. Last year, 29 targeted attacks were recorded in Kashmir.

Forces had intel on possible targeting of minorities in Kashmir, but were yet taken by ‘surprise’

Security agencies had picked up phone chatter and other inputs suggesting that Hindus and non-Muslims staying in Kashmir could be targeted by terrorists.

On Camera

Prada learnt its lesson. Where are ‘humara culture’ Indians on Ralph Lauren’s jhumka?

The problem, dear Ralph Lauren, is not your use of the jhumka, but your dismissal of its history. The list of stolen items is too vast to fight, but we haven't given up on acknowledgement.

Floundering PM Internship Scheme used less than 1% of Rs 10,831 crore set aside for it in FY25-26

The Standing Committee on Finance tabled its report on Demands for Grants (2026-27) in the Lok Sabha Thursday.

India-Bangladesh relations on track—After military intel chief’s visit, envoy goes to Army War College

In a first during his tenure as High Commissioner to India, Riaz Hamidullah addressed JOCAP consisting of tri-forces officers, as New Delhi & Dhaka step up normalisation efforts.

Trump brings the Age of Humiliation for friends. Modi needs stoicism abroad, humility at home

Trump has ushered in the age of humiliation. His method is to push around America’s friends rudely and publicly. He knows none of them can afford to fight back.