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Rafale Over Su-57: Why India Should Choose Certainty Over Risk

By BPN News Desk April 4, 2026

India’s fighter acquisition debate has once again circled back to a familiar crossroads. With Russia pitching the Sukhoi Su-57 with promises of technology transfer and licensed production, and India simultaneously pushing forward with its indigenous HAL AMCA, the question is no longer about ambition. It is about priorities. Should India chase a complex, long-gestation

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India Feeds the World While Hunger Index Calls It Hungry

By BPN News Desk April 3, 2026

India’s recent shipment of 1,000 metric tonnes of rice to Burkina Faso has triggered a familiar but uncomfortable question. How does a country that feeds others get labelled as “hungry” by global indices? The contradiction is not just rhetorical. It strikes at the heart of how India is being measured, and more importantly, how it […]

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India’s ₹38,424 Crore Defence Exports Show the Success of Atmanirbhar Bharat in Action

By BPN News Desk April 3, 2026

India’s defence exports touching ₹38,424 crore in FY 2025–26 is not just a record number, but a clear validation of a long-term policy push that many had initially dismissed as overly ambitious. The scale, spread, and speed of this growth show that India is no longer experimenting with self-reliance in defence. It is executing it. […]

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India Has Critical Minerals, But No Buyers: The Auction Model Has Failed

By BPN News Desk April 2, 2026

India recently cancelled multiple critical mineral block auctions after receiving little to no interest from bidders. This was not a minor administrative setback. It was a clear signal from the global market. India may have the minerals, but it does not yet have the conditions that attract serious capital. The assumption that announcing auctions will […]

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From Saudi Jabs to Macron Mockery: Trump Is Burning Bridges Fast

By BPN News Desk April 2, 2026

In quick succession, the President of the United States has taken public swipes at Saudi leadership and Emmanuel Macron, not over some carefully argued policy dispute, but through the sort of cheap, personal sneering one expects from a washed-up television bully, not the occupant of the White House. This is not candour. This is not […]

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Tejas Set To Fly Again, IAF Gets Back Critical Numbers It Cannot Spare

By BPN News Desk April 2, 2026

The clearance of the HAL Tejas Mk1 fleet to resume flying by April 8 may look like a routine operational update. It is anything but. For the Indian Air Force, which is already operating below its sanctioned fighter strength, this is the return of capacity it simply cannot afford to lose, even temporarily. Tejas Clearance […]

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Artemis Is Not Exploration, It Is Infrastructure: The Real Race Is For Lunar Fuel Depots

By BPN News Desk April 2, 2026

The return to the Moon is being marketed as humanity’s next giant leap, a continuation of the legacy of the Apollo program. But strip away the nostalgia and the carefully crafted messaging, and a different picture emerges. The timing, the target locations, and the scale of investment suggest that this is not about exploration anymore. […]

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₹39,000 Crore Ghatak Program Could Finally Make Kaveri Relevant

By BPN News Desk April 2, 2026

The Indian government’s decision to clear a ₹39,000 crore program for the Ghatak UCAV comes at a moment when the Indian Air Force is dealing with a shrinking fighter squadron strength and increasingly complex threats from advanced air defence systems like the HQ-9. On the surface, this looks like a push into stealth drone warfare. […]

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From Pyongyang to Tehran: How Missile Collaboration Created a New Axis of Deterrence

By BPN News Desk April 2, 2026

The ongoing Iran–US–Israel conflict has once again pushed Tehran’s missile arsenal into the global spotlight. But what is unfolding today is not just the story of a single country’s military capability. It is the outcome of a decades-long collaboration that most of the world chose to ignore. Iran’s missile strength is no longer purely national. […]

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GE Engine Delays Expose India’s Biggest Defence Weakness

By BPN News Desk April 2, 2026

India’s Tejas Mk1A program was supposed to mark a turning point. An indigenous fighter, built at scale, ready to replace aging fleets and strengthen the Indian Air Force’s thinning squadron numbers. Instead, it has exposed a far more uncomfortable truth. India can now build fighter jets, but it still cannot control whether they fly. HAL […]