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Precision strikes: Minimising soldier casualties through modern technology
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Precision strikes: Minimising soldier casualties through modern technology

Though the war drums have sounded both in India and Pakistan, mercifully the dogs of war have not yet been quite let loose! This has been primarily because of the new strategy being adopted by both adversaries – rather than begin their needless conflict by having footfalls of soldiers on the battle...
From pitch to progress: How Assam can convert intent into investment
Opinion

From pitch to progress: How Assam can convert intent into investment

The first edition of the Advantage Assam summit, held in February 2018, had witnessed the signing of 200 MoUs worth Rs 100,000 crore. Despite an extraordinary glitz and glamour, the event turned out to be a damp squib. Only seven projects of NRL, ONGC and OIL worth Rs 1621.64 crore and a private...
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Indo-Pak tensions escalate in light of Pakistan’s political compulsion

With the sequential tit-for-tat attacks unravelling in the last few days, the danger has become very real that India will play into the hands of the terrorists behind the dastardly Pahalgam massacre of innocent tourists, and engage in a protracted conflict with Pakistan. It may be noted that early...
Operation Sankalp: A decisive push to end naxalism by 2026
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Operation Sankalp: A decisive push to end naxalism by 2026

The government has stepped up its offensive against the Naxalites, which comes after Union Home Minister Amit Shah set a March 31, 2026, deadline to eliminate the scourge of Naxalism from the country. A major counterinsurgency drive was carried out by the security forces in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur...
India-UK trade deal: A timely triumph for free trade
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India-UK trade deal: A timely triumph for free trade

After three years of on-off negotiations, India, which is currently the fifth largest economy in the world, has struck a trade deal with the UK, the sixth largest. The British government has called it a "landmark" agreement, while Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has described it as a historic...
Limitations of renewables & the return of thermal power
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Limitations of renewables & the return of thermal power

Assam has witnessed a huge increase in electricity demand in the last few years – the average increase being 7 per cent annually. The demand is nearing the 3000 MW mark. Considering the increase in commercial and industrial consumption, the projected demand of the State of Assam is 3836 MW in the...
As trust erodes elsewhere, the judiciary must stand taller
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As trust erodes elsewhere, the judiciary must stand taller

The judiciary, like Caesar's wife, should be above suspicion! This is particularly true in the case of a democracy like India, where moral decrepitude taking place in two of the three pillars, the legislature and the executive, has made ordinary people look up to the judiciary for succour. The need...
As Guwahati turns 175, a city’s growth story shows cracks beneath the shine
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As Guwahati turns 175, a city’s growth story shows cracks beneath the shine

Guwahati, May 8: Come June 21, 2025, and Guwahati will step into the 176th year of its urban identity. Guwahati had earned the urban entity status in the year 1850, and the act through which it became a town is known as Act XXVI of 1850, enacted on June 21, 1850. With a small beginning in 1850,...
After Operation Sindoor, India must lead with strength — and restraint
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After Operation Sindoor, India must lead with strength — and restraint

Guwahati, May 8: As many as 26 persons were killed, making several women widows in a ghastly terror attack in Pahalgam on April 22 by Pakistan-based terrorists, raising a strong opinion against the neighbouring country all across India, and there was a cry for revenge. But the Government of India...
Uttarakhand ecological crisis: Ignoring warnings, inviting disaster
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Uttarakhand ecological crisis: Ignoring warnings, inviting disaster

Those who do not learn from the mistakes of the past are doomed to make them in the future! Our politicians have not yet been able to appreciate the import of this truism. For instance, despite warnings by scientists that the Himalayas, being the youngest mountain range on the planet, displays...
Tech, talent & trade: The triad for Assam-Japan partnership
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Tech, talent & trade: The triad for Assam-Japan partnership

The three-day tour of a high-level Japanese delegation led by the Speaker of the House of Representatives of Japan, Nukaga Fukushiro, is a welcome development that can lead to enhanced bilateral collaborations between Assam and Japan. This has the potential to open up new vistas in diverse spheres...
Caste, quotas and the Constitution: A call for rational reform
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Caste, quotas and the Constitution: A call for rational reform

Amid growing calls for a caste census and proportional reservations, this editorial explores the historical roots, constitutional limits, and emerging challenges of India’s affirmative action framework.
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