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Saturday, February 21, 2026
TopicXi-Modi

Topic: Xi-Modi

Society to Counter Oppression (SCO) summit & the terrible, horrible, no good, very bad state of affairs

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

China’s map shenanigan aims to provoke India before G20. New Delhi mustn’t fall for it

Post-G20 summit, New Delhi will have enough time to deal with a belligerent Beijing in an appropriate manner and time.

Statements from Xi-Modi BRICS meeting show India once again misread Chinese intention

India shouldn't be in a hurry to negotiate a settlement on unequal terms with China merely for the success of G20 or to ward off a perceived threat to electoral success.

On Camera

Youth Congress, your foolish protest helped the Modi govt climb out of the AI summit hole

In tactical terms, the shirtless protest was worse than a self-goal. Suddenly, the fiascos of the AI Summit were forgotten, and the Youth Congress’s disruption became the issue.

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

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

MoD, IAF agree on some exemptions to HAL for Tejas Mk1A, but no compromise on ‘must-have’ capabilities

IAF is fine with accepting the aircraft with 'must-haves', even if some other steps remain pending, which may take at least another year, it is learnt.

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

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