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Saturday, January 3, 2026
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Topic: US troops

Trump’s 4,500 troops can topple Nicolás Maduro—not fix Venezuela

The US troops could dislodge the government in Caracas, but it won’t be enough to police a country ringed by drug cartels and insurgents.

India, US troops to undertake joint military exercise next month, first after Op Sindoor

21st edition of annual joint military exercise will be held from 1 to 16 September, aimed at sharing military tech, operational best practices & disaster relief coordination methods.

Iranian Quds Force head visits Iraq, calls pause on attacks on US troops in Iraq

According to sources, Esmail Qaani met representatives of armed groups in Baghdad airport soon after Washington blamed the group for killing U.S. soldiers at the Tower 22 outpost.

US, Britain launch strikes against 36 targets in Yemen, Houthis vow to retaliate

Strikes late Saturday hit buried weapons storage facilities, missile systems, launchers & other capabilities Houthis have used to attack Red Sea shipping, the Pentagon said.

3 US troops killed & 34 wounded in drone strike by ‘Iran-backed militants’ in Jordan, says Biden

While the Biden administration says they are gathering facts and will take action, Iran’s mission to the UN says Tehran was not involved in the attack.

Biden administration blames Donald Trump for chaotic 2021 US troop withdrawal from Afghanistan

The Democratic administration's summary ignited angry reactions from Republican lawmakers who have demanded the documents for their own investigation of the pullout.

On Camera

Indian bureaucracy should be given incentives and rewards: MH Mody

Is there a place for a counter-bureaucracy, or a separate and competing bureaucracy to counterbalance the force of the executive’s bureaucracy, asked author MH Mody in 1980.

India’s urban co-op banks are turning the page—crisis to cautious revival, one metric at a time

With bad loans shrinking & capital buffers stronger, urban co-op banks’ new umbrella body NUCFDC is now prioritising rollout of digital transformation.

Greece looking at TATA’s WhAP infantry combat vehicle for army procurement

If deal goes through, Greece will be 2nd foreign country to procure vehicle. Morocco was first; TATA Group has set up manufacturing unit there with minimum 30 percent indigenous content.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.