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Monday, February 23, 2026
TopicWomen and Child Development Ministry

Topic: Women and Child Development Ministry

To help women facing violence abroad, govt will set up aid centres at missions in 9 countries

Sravasti Dasgupta -
Govt is setting up 10 one-stop centres to facilitate access to a range of services — police, medical, legal, psychological support & temporary shelter — to women affected by violence.

To assess women empowerment, NITI Aayog to come up with nationwide gender index

Sanya Dhingra -
The Women in Socio-Economic or WISE Index will be on the lines of the Good Governance Index recently released by the government.

Pay higher compensation to sex crime victims, Modi govt tells states after top court order

Sanya Dhingra -
Under the new scheme, if a woman victim of sexual crimes is covered under more than one category, she’ll be entitled to a combined...

Tokenism and repackaging old provisions: Centre’s response to rise in child abuse

Sanya Dhingra -
Union ministers Maneka Gandhi and Prakash Javadekar ask NCPCR to formulate guidelines on child abuse; activists say it’s pointless because they already exist.

The government has refused to criminalise marital rape for all the wrong reasons

Mrinal Satish -
The government’s affidavit perpetuates the misconception that rape cannot be established without medical evidence.

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Opinion

Calm down, people. Alia Bhatt didn’t make history by saying Namaskar at BAFTA

Insha Jalil Waziri -
What really troubles me is the idea of an actor with British citizenship representing India at the UK’s national film awards ceremony, all while wearing an Italian designer.

India must build its own AI stack. It is now a strategic necessity

One way to cut down Indian dairy export rejections. Fix the labels

Economy

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

Vrinda Tulsian -
On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

Defence

India eyes 6th generation FCAS, looks at tying up with France for possible collaboration

Snehesh Alex Philip -
Initial talks held on the possibility of India entering the programme that was started in 2017 between France, Germany and Spain to ensure European sovereignty in defence and security.

National Interest

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

Shekhar Gupta -
India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.

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