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Thursday, April 25, 2024
TopicTarget killings

Topic: Target killings

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

Imtiaz Ali obsesses over vulgarity, misses Chamkila’s cultural resistance against purity

Peter Manuel's ‘Cassette Culture’ showed the booming Bhakti music during the '80s and '90s when Anoop Jalota, Gulshan Kumar achieved success by singing the sanitised Bhajans.

Economists vs statisticians — the battle being fought over the soul of India’s GDP data

Economists say there are weaknesses in India’s GDP data. But statisticians claim the accusations are based on flawed understanding, saying while GDP has problems, the economists are looking in the wrong places.

India and Japan hold 10th round of consultations on disarmament, non-proliferation, and export control

The two sides also discussed ways to strengthen cooperation in outer space security, conventional weapons, and export control

These 6 states are key for Modi’s ‘400 paar’ target. They’re also where Opposition can stop him

While this contest looks so predictable in large swathes of our political landscape, it is also more keenly contested than 2019 in some states.