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Reports: Six #Pakistani soldiers killed in cross border firing by the Afghan #Taliban along the disputed Durand line (Bajaur sector). @DefenceMinIndia

Today, a video of a woman from Mumbai is going viral in which she is angrily shouting at a BJP leader for blocking the road during a protest, which caused her inconvenience. And now, everyone - including the left and opposition -is supporting this woman. But two years ago, when a girl reacted in the same way and got angry at farmers for blocking roads during the farmer protests, the same left-liberals and opposition heavily trolled and mocked her. In both cases, the situation is the same - so why this double standard?

#India’s #QuantumTechnology push under the National Quantum Mission is increasingly complemented by state-led initiatives, as Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, and Telangana position themselves within global QT #supplychains and R&D ecosystems: @PrateekTri1990 or-f.org/38239

#Democratising #AI ensures that access to #compute, #data, and models is not concentrated in the hands of a few. Ahead of the #AIImpactSummit2026, this ORF volume shows how these resources can be shared, and made more open and accessible. Edited by @BasuChandola @asarma2710

After a 15-year gap, #Census2027 marks a critical data reset for #India, replacing outdated estimates with a full #population count. As the country’s first digital census, it will reshape welfare targeting, infrastructure planning, and evidence-based policymaking: @DrNilanjanG

Pax Sinica into global rules: Col (Dr) DCS Mayal or-f.org/38282

Global Governance Initiative (#GGI), #China’s fourth pillar, fuses diplomacy & scaled HUMINT to reshape the global order. As #US retrenches, #Beijing embeds “invisible sharp edges” in international organisations to grant legitimate cover for mass intelligence ops, coding

Winter smog is no longer seasonal, it’s a public health crisis. #India’s avg PM2.5 is over 10× #WHO limits; #Delhi saw #AQI touch 999 in late 2025. Nearly 15% of deaths in 2023 were linked to air pollution: @Aparna_R1 & Sasha Ranjan or-f.org/36841

From Dassault Rafale expansion talks to joint ventures and #tech collaboration, #India–#France defence ties are becoming ecosystem-driven. The goal is to build capability, not just capacity, amid shifting #geopolitics and Indo-Pacific convergence: Harsh V. Pant

With higher payload capacity, INS Aridhaman enhances deterrence in a shifting #IndianOcean. Rising Chinese presence and dual-use surveillance make sea-based second-strike capability more critical than ever: Harsh V. Pant & @sayantan_h or-f.org/38347

The #Iran conflict underscores a critical shift: air superiority no longer guarantees invulnerability. Attrition, even if limited, shapes tempo, strategy, and political risk, marking a return to contested, high-cost state-on-state warfare: Harsh V. Pant orfonline.org/research/iran-…

Opportunities remain. As the #US seeks economic competition with #China and tensions grow with the #EuropeanUnion, #India can expand its role in supply chains, regional security, and partnerships linking the #IndoPacific and #MiddleEast: @RachelRizzo & @viveksans

From #crypto theft to covert shipping networks, #NorthKorea turns pressure into innovation. Sanctions haven’t stopped activity; rather, they have reshaped it into more adaptive, deniable grey-zone tactics: @SoumyaAwasthi17 & Sweekriti Pathak or-f.org/38297

#China’s PLA is intensifying #politicalRectification through a senior cadre training programme, signalling a shift from anti-corruption purges to structured #cadreReconstitution ahead of the next Party Congress: @katul02 or-f.org/38383

#Taiwan sits at the heart of the #semiconductor supply chain, making it central to China’s geopolitical strategy, trade security, and technological ambitions: Tuhin Harit & Ankit Budania or-f.org/38317

#India’s middle-class rise reflects a democratic political #economy rooted in institutions, welfare, and private enterprise—distinct from #China’s state-led model. Household incomes of INR 5–30 lakh could reach 715 million by 2030: @UllasRao7 or-f.org/37654