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Topic: Xiaokang villages

PCOs in 1990s to high-speed internet now—how India’s border regions transformed

Sanjeev Chopra -
In February 1994, I received a hotline call from then state home secretary Manish Gupta. He asked whether I, as Murshidabad DM, could quickly conceptualise a border area development scheme.

Arunachal’s Kaho is set to become India’s first vibrant village. But China is miles ahead

Lt Gen H S Panag (retd) -
Beijing has completed construction of 624 modular border villages while India starts work on its first.

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Opinion

Why the CAPF Bill is a victory for internal security

Sanjeev Marik -
The ongoing debate around the CAPF General Administration Bill 2026 is not merely about pay scales or promotions.

How India uses AI to empower the next billion users

BJP wants a Maharashtra redo in Odisha. Naveen Patnaik is the last obstacle

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Economy

Graduate and unemployed: India’s middle-class rulebook for career & success no longer works

+TFP Saurabh Mukherjea -
Saurabh Mukherjea, Nandita Rajhansa and Sapana Bhavsar highlight 5 beliefs contradicted by India's economic data in their book 'Breakpoint: The Crisis of the Middle Class and the Future of Work'.

Defence

Iran launches missile at US and UK’s Diego Garcia base, reveals new striking capability

Snehesh Alex Philip -
New Delhi: In a dramatic escalation that has surprised the world, Iran attempted two missile strikes on a US-UK joint military base in the...

National Interest

The Vishwaguru delusion, mine vs yours, is ruining our view of the world

Shekhar Gupta -
One side thinks India is punching way above its weight. The other thinks Modi has undermined India and it punches below its strength. Both are wrong.

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