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₹79,000 Crore DAC Approvals: How India’s ‘Arms Race’ Is Fuelling Atmanirbhar Growth

In a post-Operation Sindoor world, where regional tensions have escalated, India's latest defence splash might look like the start of a costly arms race. On December 29, 2025, the Defence Acquisition Council (DAC), chaired by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, cleared procurement proposals worth nearly ₹79,000 crore—one of the largest single-sitting approvals in recent history. This…

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The Failure of Operation Bunyan al-Marsous and Pakistan’s Precarious Future

On May 10, 2025, with tensions simmering along the Line of Control, Pakistan launched its much-anticipated retaliatory strike—Operation Bunyan al-Marsous; an ambitious counteroffensive named after a Quranic verse symbolizing a “solid structure” or “wall of lead.” The objective was chillingly simple: hit at least one Indian military site. Not to win a war or gain…