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China proposes ban on intimate AI companions for teenagers
Purvi Rajpuria
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September 21, 2026
The draft rules would also restrict stranger-focused social networking services and introduce additional safeguards for younger internet users.
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Opinion
Mark Carney is showing the centre still has a place in an age of extremes
Dhiraj Nayyar
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September 21, 2026
The backlash against globalisation has reshaped politics across the West. Carney’s approach suggests there is still room for a different path.
Why India needs BRICS to balance both Washington and Beijing
September 21, 2026
From BRICS success to AI risks: What the past can teach us—history is a cycle, not a line
September 21, 2026
Economy
$1 million-a-day oil tankers: Cost of hiring oil tankers has spiralled amid West Asia crisis
Javier Blas
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September 21, 2026
Cost of hiring a Very Large Crude Carrier, or VLCC, from the Persian Gulf to Asia—a benchmark route—has risen 12-fold in just a few months to a record high of $1.1 million a day.
Defence
At Tejas trainer handover, Rajnath warns delays can lead to ‘technology obsoletion’
Snehesh Alex Philip
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September 18, 2026
HAL finally closes 2010 Tejas order but work remains on Mk1A and the first delivery is unlikely before IAF chief retires end of October.
National Interest
Let’s keep Pakistan, Bangladesh out of our politics. It undermines India’s strategic interests
Shekhar Gupta
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September 19, 2026
India is caught in a trap of its own making. While BJP may find it convenient to play on insecurities, it gives Pakistan and Bangladesh leverage.
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