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India’s Intelligence Budget Signals a Serious Shift

By BPN News Desk February 2, 2026

After the killing of Pakistani Army Lieutenant Colonel Imran Dayal in Dera Ismail Khan, the usual noise followed. Speculation, denials, confusion and the familiar phrase “unknown men.” In isolation, such incidents barely register beyond a day’s news cycle. But taken alongside India’s latest Union Budget decision to sharply increase intelligence funding, especially the

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Missing Children, Missing Accountability: Why Maharashtra’s Home Minister Must Answer

By BPN News Desk February 2, 2026

Mumbai’s recent spate of missing children cases has once again jolted public conscience. But the shock wears off quickly in Maharashtra, because this is not new. It is part of a disturbing pattern that has persisted year after year. Children have been going missing across the state in worrying numbers since 2021–22, and yet the […]

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Modi’s Budget Protected Government Finances, Not Middle-Class Households

By BPN News Desk February 2, 2026

For years, India’s middle class has been told to adjust, to endure, to sacrifice for a larger national good. We did. We paid higher fuel prices, accepted rising education fees, absorbed crushing healthcare bills, and quietly adjusted our household budgets again and again. We swallowed the bitter medicine in the belief that relief would eventually […]

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Selective Boycotts Are Not Protest: ICC Must Act Against Pakistan

By BPN News Desk February 2, 2026

Pakistan’s decision to boycott only its match against India while remaining part of the ICC tournament is not a political protest. It is a selective refusal that undermines the very structure of international sport. By granting permission to travel, accepting tournament participation, and remaining eligible for prize money and commercial benefits, Pakistan has already

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Why Dalal Street Rejected Budget 2026: A Vote of No Confidence From the Markets

By BPN News Desk February 2, 2026

Yesterday was not just another volatile Budget day. What unfolded on Dalal Street felt personal. For traders like us, the sharp fall in the Sensex and Nifty was not about charts breaking or stop losses getting hit. It was about expectations being ignored, warnings going unheard, and a growing sense that the people who actually […]

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Union Budget 2026-27 Analysis: Optics vs Economic Impact

By BPN News Desk February 1, 2026

Union Budget 2026–27 arrives at a moment when India’s macro numbers look stable but household stress is quietly building. Growth remains respectable, inflation is under control, and fiscal deficit targets are being met. On paper, this looks like success. But budgets are not written for spreadsheets alone. They are meant to shape economic behaviour, relieve […]

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Why the Justice Department Cannot Investigate Epstein While Trump Is in Office

By BPN News Desk January 31, 2026

The resurfacing of the Epstein files has pushed an unresolved scandal back into the public domain, not because of new convictions or court rulings, but because raw allegations recorded by law enforcement are now visible to everyone. These documents do not decide guilt, but they raise a far more immediate and unavoidable question: can the […]

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From Buyer to Builder: How India’s Defence Ties with Israel Are Quietly Reshaping Make in India

By BPN News Desk January 31, 2026

For decades, India’s defence relationships followed a familiar pattern. India identified a capability gap, a foreign supplier filled it, and the relationship largely ended with delivery and maintenance contracts. Israel was no exception. What has changed quietly, but fundamentally, is that India and Israel are no longer operating in a simple buyer-seller framework. The

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UAE-India–Russia Axis and Eurasian Trade Power

By BPN News Desk January 31, 2026

From trade routes to power routes, geopolitics has quietly entered a new phase. Control over logistics, energy flows, ports, finance hubs, and settlement systems now shapes influence as much as armies or alliances once did. In this context, the possibility of a UAE–India–Russia axis is not about symbolism or ideological alignment. It is about how […]

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The Quietest Policy Success of the Modi Era: Not Growth, But Survival Planning

By BPN News Desk January 31, 2026

India recently crossed a major financial milestone. Its foreign exchange reserves went past $700 billion. This should have been big news, but it barely caused a ripple. There were no speeches, no celebrations, and no political chest-thumping. That silence itself tells an important story. India’s most important economic achievement today is not fast growth or […]