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Wednesday, February 25, 2026
TopicZakat

Topic: Zakat

RSS-backed IAS institute has been quietly grooming ‘nationalist’ civil servants since 1986

Sanya Dhingra -
In 2020 civil services exam, Samkalp Foundation has claimed a success rate of 61%. The institute with close ties to RSS claimed similar success in the last few years too.

How zakat, the traditional charity tax, is helping Pakistan fight its coronavirus battle

Simrin Sirur -
Several people in Pakistan offering zakat, usually given around Ramzan, early to help poor and needy who are especially vulnerable to the pandemic.

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Opinion

Beijing’s losing patience with Pakistan. Attacks on Chinese nationals raising CPEC stakes

Sana Hashmi -
A rare, stern voice in China warned Pakistan that while China-Pakistan relations run deep, they are not one-sided or endlessly tolerant.

What’s worse—boycotting Haleem or stuffing it in dosa & croissant?

British rule couldn’t make India a Christian country. Marco Rubio is no threat

Economy

With 50% of India’s crude imports passing through Strait of Hormuz, concerns mount over US-Iran standoff

Udit Bubna -
The crude flows in the Strait of Hormuz largely originate from Saudi Arabia, Iraq, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, and Qatar and move to China, India, Japan and South Korea.

Defence

India asks Dassault to submit bid for 114 Rafale fighter jets by April-end

Snehesh Alex Philip -
Analysis of IAF proposal shows that the true Make in India component is much lesser than expected, therefore negotiations will focus on increasing that component.

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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