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TopicWorld Championships

Topic: World Championships

Meet D Gukesh, who beat Kasparov’s record at 17 to become youngest-ever contender for world chess crown

Prabhakar Tamilarasu -
After becoming youngest player to win Candidates Tournament in Toronto, Chennai-born grandmaster took on China’s Ding Liren for world crown, and won.

Naomi Osaka, Barbora Krejcikova pull out of Dubai championships

Shifa Jahan -
Former French Open champion Krejcikova, who won her maiden Dubai title last year withdrew because of a back injury.

Neeraj Chopra creates history, wins India’s first gold at the World Athletics Championships

Rohith Nair -
Chopra final throw was of 88.17 metre, while Pakistan's Arshad Nadeem and Czech Republic's Jakub Vadlejch bagged silver and bronze with throws of 87.82 and 86.67 metre respectively.

16-year-old son of a farmer wins gold for India in shooting at Asian Games

Bharat Sharma -
Saurabh Chaudhary hails from a village in Meerut and is now ready to move on to the World Championships.

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Opinion

Bangladesh lost on all fronts under Yunus. A herculean task awaits the new PM

Debdutta Chakraborty -
Eighteen months after the Dhaka siege, Bangladesh has yet another opportunity to reset its pieces. And the world is watching.

Cautious optimism — India’s new relationship with Tarique Rahman’s Bangladesh

5 years of Ukraine war—why Delhi must de-hyphenate Moscow from the West

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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

Embraer moves full throttle in pursuit of IAF contract, ties up with Hindalco after Adani

Snehesh Alex Philip -
IAF is firming up plans to revamp airlift capabilities with medium transport aircraft that will be assembled in India & serve as its main workhorse. Embraer is leading contender as of now.

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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