Why democracies need public intelligence

“Intelligence succeeds not when leaders are informed, but when societies understand.” President Droupadi Murmu’s address at the recent Intelligence Bureau’s Centenary Endowment Lecture was a strategic exhortation. By foregrounding people-centric national security, the address implicitly called for a shift from exclusive reliance on secret intelligence to the conscious development of public intelligence.This call reflects a…

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‘We will knock them down’: Trump draws red line on Iran’s missile programme; Tehran fires back with warning

US President Donald Trump on Monday said that Iran will have to face “very powerful” consequences if it tries to rebuild its missile programme.This comes after reports that Tehran may be attempting to rebuild its ballistic missile programme at sites different from those targeted by US strikes earlier this year. However, this development is yet…

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‘Radical Islamic terrorism’: FBI arrests ISIS sympathiser; attempted to provide bomb-making components

US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) on Monday arrested an ISIS sympathiser in Texas over attempts to provide bomb-making components and money to individuals he believed were acting on behalf of a designated foreign terrorist organization.FBI chief Kash Patel said that 21-year-old John Michael Garza Jr allegedly shared ISIS propaganda, sent cryptocurrency believing it would…

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Oswal’s Axis takes Guinea to World Bank, seeks $29bn

Bengaluru: Axis International, controlled by Indian-origin billionaire Pankaj Oswal, has initiated an arbitration seeking at least $28.9 billion in compensation against the Republic of Guinea at the World Bank. The company has alleged unlawful revocation of its mining rights at one of the country’s largest bauxite operations.The United Arab Emirates-based firm filed the claim on…

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How Arjun Erigaisi broke an eight-year jinx to storm onto the World Rapid podium | Chess News

Arjun Erigaisi (Image credit: X) NAGPUR: Hope. Heartbreak. Repeat. That has long defined Arjun Erigaisi’s relationship with world championships. For eight years, the script barely changed: promise gave way to disappointment and near-misses piled up into a quiet burden. Until Sunday night, when Arjun finally caught a break, secured a podium finish in the Open…

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