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India Partners Greece For Defence Manufacturing: Aatmanirbhar Bharat Enters European Supply Chains

By BPN News Desk February 11, 2026

India’s defence policy has quietly undergone a transformation. For decades the debate revolved around imports versus indigenous production. Now the question has changed. The goal is no longer just to build weapons in India, but to make Indian weapons acceptable across the world. The Joint Declaration of Intent signed between India and Greece fits precisely […]

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India To Finalize SCALP Deal During Macron Visit After Operation Sindoor Success

By BPN News Desk February 11, 2026

France President Emmanuel Macron’s upcoming visit to India is expected to coincide with New Delhi moving ahead on a fresh purchase of SCALP long-range cruise missiles for the Indian Air Force. The timing is not accidental. The weapon’s combat use during Operation Sindoor converted what was once a capability on paper into a capability proven […]

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Indian Data As Bargaining Chip: Political Thinking Exposed

By BPN News Desk February 11, 2026

Rahul Gandhi’s recent remark suggesting India could use its people’s data and digital ecosystem as leverage in negotiations with the United States should have triggered a national debate on privacy. Instead, it exposed something far more worrying: a senior political leader casually treating citizens not as individuals with rights, but as geopolitical inventory. In a […]

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Vande Mataram Guidelines Announced Before Bengal Polls, Administrative Reform Or Electoral Messaging?

By BPN News Desk February 11, 2026

The Union government’s directive placing Vande Mataram before the National Anthem at official ceremonies has produced a strangely familiar reaction across the country. Almost nobody is objecting to the rule itself. What people are debating is the moment it arrived. The circular reads like administrative housekeeping, but its arrival reads like political communication. The

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India Seizes Iran-Linked Tankers, Pauses Chabahar Funding: Neutrality In A Sanctions-Driven World

By BPN News Desk February 11, 2026

India’s seizure of three Iran-linked shadow fleet tankers near Mumbai and the Union Budget’s removal of fresh funding for the Chabahar Port project did not occur in isolation. Both decisions came amid rising US tariff threats and sanctions pressure on countries trading with Iran. Together they triggered predictable reactions. Some called it a tilt toward […]

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Pakistan Bangladesh World Cup Boycott Threat Failed To Change ICC Policy

By BPN News Desk February 11, 2026

The threatened boycott of the India match during the T20 World Cup was projected to fans as a major stand against unfair treatment in world cricket. Pakistan claimed it was defending Bangladesh’s dignity, while Bangladesh framed the dispute as resistance against being ignored by powerful boards. But once the match was played and the tournament […]

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NEET-PG Cutoff Collapse: Do We Want Doctors Or Trusted Doctors

By BPN News Desk February 10, 2026

NEET-PG counselling this year produced an unusual headline. Postgraduate medical seats, including clinical branches, were allotted at extremely low and even negative marks after authorities sharply reduced qualifying percentiles to avoid thousands of vacant seats. What looked like a technical administrative decision has quietly triggered a deeper national question: do we

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India’s Industrial Phase Has Begun And The World’s Resource Map Is Already Changing

By BPN News Desk February 10, 2026

A recent international report noted that South African coal exporters are increasingly relying on India’s sponge iron industry for survival. At first glance this looks like a routine commodity trade update. In reality, it marks something far bigger. For decades global raw material markets moved to the rhythm of Chinese construction and factories. Now early […]

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India Critical Minerals Deals With Brazil Canada France Netherlands: From Import Dependence To Resource Power

By BPN News Desk February 10, 2026

For decades, India tried to become a manufacturing power by building factories first and worrying about raw materials later. That model worked for textiles, pharma and even automobiles. But it quietly failed in electronics, batteries and advanced technology sectors where supply chains matter more than labour costs. The recent negotiations with Brazil, Canada, France and

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Armenia Deploys Akash And Pinaka As India Becomes A Defence Export Power

By BPN News Desk February 10, 2026

Armenia has inducted Indian Akash air defence missiles and Pinaka rocket artillery into operational deployment. For Indians who remember defence news from the 1990s and early 2000s, this moment marks a quiet but historic transition. For decades India worried about foreign suppliers delivering weapons on time. Today another nation relies on Indian weapons to protect […]