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Straight Talk | Pakistan is Bleeding with a Thousand Cuts as Terrorism Comes Home to Roost

Written By: Sanbeer Singh Ranhotra News18.com Last Updated: April 10, 2024, 10:30 IST New Delhi, India Pakistan is simply not equipped...

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Straight Talk | India's Defence Industry: A Force for Global Good, Marker of 'Atmanirbhar Bharat'

Written By: Sanbeer Singh Ranhotra News18.com Last Updated: April 03, 2024, 10:35 IST New Delhi, India At present, India is exporting...

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Straight Talk | Cash-Strapped Pakistan Turns to India for Help Amid Economic Crisis

Trade between India and Pakistan has been at a near-complete standstill since 2019. That year, Pakistan-linked terrorists attacked India in Pulwama,...

27.03.2024 6

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Straight Talk | Bharat Has Arrived: Indian Navy’s Daring Operations Are a Message to the World

The United States and its Western allies are caught up in the Red Sea with Operation Prosperity Guardian. Their fight is with the Houthis, who are...

20.03.2024 20

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Straight Talk | CAA, Ram Mandir, Article 370: Modi Delivers on BJP’s Big Civilisational Promises

The implementation of CAA right ahead of the Lok Sabha elections is particularly significant, as it brings the curtains down on a very eventful second...

13.03.2024 10

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Straight Talk | Sri Lanka’s Pivot Away from China is a Big Win for India’s Foreign Policy

The adage is indeed true – you cannot change your neighbours. For far too long, many foreign policy enthusiasts and geopolitical geeks have lamented...

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Opinion | Reviving India’s Great Rivers: How Modi’s Leadership is Saving the Lifelines of India

India is a land of rivers. Rivers have been the lifeline for millions of Indians through millennia. The country itself derives its modern name –...

04.03.2024 8

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Opinion | Dominating the Indian Ocean: India Transforming Lakshadweep into Strategic Military Stronghold

For an excruciatingly long period, the only attention Lakshadweep got was from school kids – learning about India’s pristine islands for the first...

01.03.2024 8

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Straight Talk | Indian Diplomacy is Finally Getting its Due After Decades of Neglect

Indian foreign policy and the heights it has grown to in recent years has become a raging subject of discussion not just within the country, but...

28.02.2024 10

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OPINION | India's Export Breakthrough: Entering Africa, Europe, Latin America and Central Asia Markets

The world is practically on fire. If the war in Ukraine had not wreaked enough havoc on global supply chains, the conflict in West Asia and the...

27.02.2024 9

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Opinion | Stations for the Future: How Amrit Bharat Scheme is Set to Transform India’s Train Stations

How would you describe India’s train stations, say, 10 to 15 years ago? Smelly, unclean, chaotic and shabby would perhaps be some of the words that...

26.02.2024 20

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Opinion | Marching Towards Change: Prime Minister Modi’s Ambitious Housing Mission

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s second term is nearing completion, and his government is already preparing the agenda for the first 100 days after...

24.02.2024 10

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Opinion | Bharat Tex 2024: Catalysing India’s Diverse Textile Heritage for Global Dominance

Bharat Tex 2024, India’s premier global textile event, is set to witness a grand confluence of iconic handloom and handicraft traditions from...

21.02.2024 30

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Opinion | Countering Cybercrime: MHA’s Role in Tackling Growing Menace of Cyber Criminals

In October last year, Union Minister of Home Affairs Amit Shah had said that building a Cyber Safe India is one of the top priorities of the Modi...

17.02.2024 20

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Opinion | India Seeks to Become ‘Skill Capital’ of the World as Skill India Initiative Goes Global

February 14 was a busy day in the National Capital. An event called the ‘India Summit on Education Knowledge Exchange’, organised by the World...

16.02.2024 10

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Opinion | 'Lotus in the Desert': BAPS Hindu Mandir Shines as Symbol of Indian Civilisation in Arab Land

The invitation for the inauguration ceremony of the BAPS Hindu Mandir in Abu Dhabi proclaims the temple to be “a lotus in the desert”. Who would...

14.02.2024 10

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Opinion | Evolution on Track: India’s Railway Renaissance is Gathering More Steam

India is on a committed journey of development. The goal is ambitious – transforming India into a developed nation by 2047. Obviously, any...

09.02.2024 10

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Opinion | India: An Electric Vehicle Superpower in the Making

India is the world’s biggest electric vehicle market in the making. As a matter of fact, India is not just focusing on becoming the world’s...

07.02.2024 6

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Opinion | Setting The Standard: India Working on 'Mission Mode' to Establish Robust Quality Control System

31.01.2024 20

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Opinion | India’s Patent Surge: Tapping into Ambitions and Unleashing Innovation Through Reforms

What do a rising number of patents mean for a country? Simply put, they indicate a growing appetite and capacity for innovation. Indians are inventing...

29.01.2024 20

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Opinion | AI Mission: Propelling the Rise of Bharat as a Global Leader in Artificial Intelligence

The other name for disruption is artificial intelligence (AI). This is a disruption pegged to be bigger and far more impactful than the coming of the...

26.01.2024 20

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Opinion | Ram Mandir in Ayodhya is the Biggest ‘Political’ and Civilisational Victory for Hindus in Centuries

“Yes, these issues are not in our agenda at this time. However, that is because we do not have a majority in the house. We bow our heads in front of...

22.01.2024 20

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Opinion | For India, the Road to Becoming a Great Maritime Power Goes Through Kochi

India is fast positioning itself as a country whose time to dominate the world’s shipping lanes has arrived. To that end, a lot of money and...

19.01.2024 7

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Opinion | With Modi at Helm, India Shines as a Model for Poverty Alleviation Globally

India was seen as a poor nation where uplifting crores of people was considered an incredibly difficult, if not an impossible task. Turns out, all...

17.01.2024 9

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Opinion | Bharat’s Civilisational Awakening Makes India a Global Spiritual Tourism Hub

Bharat has been the spiritual capital of the world for times immemorial. For millennia, India’s spiritual prowess has drawn people from across the...

13.01.2024 20

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Opinion | How India Plans to Break West’s Monopoly Over Global Shipping Insurance

In a move that will have significant global ramifications in the future, India is looking to set up its own protection and indemnity (P&I) insurance...

10.01.2024 10

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Opinion | Transforming India: Modi’s Mega Infrastructure Push Powers Bharat’s Economic Rise

2024 will be an extremely consequential year for India. Indians will elect a new government in less than five months, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi...

04.01.2024 10

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Opinion | Historic ULFA Peace Deal Brings an End to Era of Insurgencies in Northeast India

Northeast India was not very long ago riddled with insurgencies in almost every state. These insurgent groups perpetuated violence in the region for...

29.12.2023 20

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Opinion | Cementing Global South Leadership: India Emerges as Strong Development Partner in Africa, Asia

A big theme of 2023 was India’s emergence as ‘Vishwa Mitra’, hosting the G20 conclave and facilitating the entry of the African Union into the...

28.12.2023 10

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Opinion | Setting the Standard High: How Modi Government Defined a Decade of Good Governance in India

December 25 was designated as ‘Good Governance Day’ by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2014. The day has since become an occasion for the country...

25.12.2023 10

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Opinion | India’s Digital Revolution: From Financial Inclusion to Global Leadership in DPI

India is emerging as a leader in establishing a robust digital public infrastructure (DPI) ecosystem not just domestically, but globally. It has...

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Opinion | Naysayers Have It Wrong, Incomes in India Are Rising

The state of income in India has suddenly become a topic of raging discussion after former RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan and economist Ashok Lamba...

18.12.2023 8

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Opinion | India’s Gati Shakti Masterplan to Go Global, Pioneering New Era in International Infrastructure Development

The PM Gati Shakti masterplan has revolutionised infrastructure development in India since its launch in 2021. Now, the government is planning to...

16.12.2023 10

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Making India A Logistical Beast: Why The Dedicated Freight Corridor Is A Game Changer

In a significant development that promises to take India’s logistical capabilities to the next level, the Indian Railways has fully completed...

14.12.2023 10

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Opinion | Congress’ Hindi Heartland Debacle: Manufacturing ‘North-South Divide’ is Sore Loser’s Way Out

Having grace in defeat is essential in politics. Going ballistic after a loss, especially after elections, often antagonises the voters. It...

04.12.2023 10

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Opinion | Indian Astronaut on ISS Soon! ISRO Prepares for ‘Gaganyaan’ as Collaboration with NASA Rises

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is preparing to send an Indian astronaut to space. Effectively, this paves the way for the first Indian...

01.12.2023 7

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Opinion | From G20 to COP28: India Emerging as a Leader in Global Fight Against Climate Change

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is headed to Dubai to attend the Conference of Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP28). This...

29.11.2023 10

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15 Years After 26/11, India is a Transformed Nation in Security Realm, But It Still Needs That X Factor

When Pakistani terrorists inflicted the dastardly 26/11 terror attacks on Mumbai in 2008, India was caught grossly unprepared. Its counterterrorism...

26.11.2023 10

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Opinion | Road to Blue Economy: India is Witnessing an Inland Waterways Revolution

Ignored for decades, India’s rivers and canals are today bustling with activity. India is laying the ground for a drastic upscaling of inland...

24.11.2023 10

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Opinion | India’s Solar Sector Begins To Shine Amid Country’s Atmanirbhar Bid

As momentum grows for the world to eventually turn away from fossil fuels to arrest the impact of climate change, India’s solar energy sector is...

21.11.2023 4

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Opinion | India in Indo-Pacific: The Emergence of a Vocal, More Assertive Bulwark Against China

At the Indo-Pacific Regional Dialogue in New Delhi, Indian Navy chief Admiral R Hari Kumar minced no words in calling out China’s growing aggressive...

16.11.2023 10

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Opinion | Vocal for Local: Patriotic Diwali Push for ‘Made in India’ Goods Gathers Steam

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called on Indians to purchase local goods this Diwali. The prime minister earlier this week vouched for local and...

10.11.2023 10

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Opinion | Nari Shakti: Modi Government’s Big Push for Gender Inclusivity in Armed Forces

It’s a Diwali gift that finally promises parity in the armed forces. Defence minister Rajnath Singh has approved a proposal that entitles women...

07.11.2023 10

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Opinion | India Pushes for Energy Self-Sufficiency and Diversification Amid Rising Geopolitical Tensions

India now finds itself at an inflection point. Ensuring the Aatmanirbhar campaign is a success requires India to ensure it does not rely...

02.11.2023 3

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Opinion | Two-State Solution Will Not Resolve Israel-Palestine Conflict; Pakistan is a Glaring Example

The raging war between Israel and Hamas has brought global attention back to the contentious land conflict between Jews and Arabs in West Asia. Israel...

25.10.2023 3

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With Focus on Blue Economy and Eye on China, India is Working Towards Greater Maritime Heft

A blue economy is a term used to describe the economic activities that take place via oceans and seas. For a nation to become a blue economy, it must...

19.10.2023 5

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Opinion | Indigenising Education: Ancient Indic Knowledge is Finally Getting its Due in New India

Ancient Indian literature is a treasure trove of eternal wisdom and knowledge, all of which is still relevant in the modern world. However, for...

10.10.2023 6

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Opinion | Indian Army Turns to Ancient Indic Wisdom to Prepare for Wars of the Future

The Indian Army has started an initiative called Project Udbhav to rediscover the “profound Indic heritage of statecraft and strategic thoughts”...

05.10.2023 4

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Opinion | Asian Games Performance Proves India’s Rise as a Sports Superpower is Inevitable

For decades, India has been a country fascinated by one sport alone – cricket. Nothing brings Indians together like cricket. The past few years,...

04.10.2023 3

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Opinion | India’s Big Housing Push: Powering Development By Ensuring Homes For All

India has set an ambitious goal for itself – to become a developed nation by 2047, when the country will celebrate 100 years of independence. A...

29.09.2023 3

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