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Even though we think of drones and robotic warfare as the coming of science fiction to life, uncrewed aircraft, or UAVs, have been around for over a hundred years. For decades now, drones have been on the frontlines of war, and advanced UAVs are being readied for air-to-air combat. Although UAVs have huge advantages, though, it isn’t clear if the age of the manned combat aircraft is done, just yet.

NCP (SP) और अजित पवार के भविष्य से लेकर प्रियंका गांधी, वक्फ बिल और EVM विवाद तक, हमारे शो #HeadlinesKePeechay में दिप्रिंट के पॉलिटिकल एडिटर डीके सिंह दे रहे हैं आपके सवालों का जवाब अपूर्वा मंधानी के साथ.

Broken cricket relationships in the Subcontinent aren’t about any disputes over the game, nor Hindu-Muslim issues. It’s about the state of nations, and what goes on between them. Watch this week's #NationalInterest with ThePrint Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta. 

#cuttheclutter Manipur’s crisis, which began 19 months ago on 3 May, 2023 is worsening. In response to the unrest, 288 companies of paramilitary forces have been deployed, and AFSPA has been reinstated, despite the BJP government’s earlier stance. The situation is further complicated by growing dissent within the ruling BJP itself. In Episode 1563 of #CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta and Deputy Editor Moushumi Das Gupta, who went back to Manipur to cover the situation on the ground, discuss the growing challenges in the Northeastern state as the crisis festers. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- To read Moushumi Das Gupta Story 1: https://theprint.in/india/arms-looted-in-manipur-sold-beyond-the-valley-across-border-recovery-a-struggle-for-security-forces/2368751/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- To read Moushumi Das Gupta Story 2: https://theprint.in/india/hushed-voices-shutters-down-manipur-conflict-has-turned-bustling-trade-hub-moreh-into-a-ghost-town/2373061/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- To read Moushumi Das Gupta Story 3: https://theprint.in/politics/in-manipur-bjp-is-a-divided-house-cm-biren-singhs-shrinking-support-base-a-headache-for-party/2364732/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- To read Moushumi Das Gupta Story 4: https://theprint.in/india/even-rss-office-in-bjp-ruled-state-not-spared-manipur-mlas-sangh-workers-all-live-in-fear/2378683/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- @arvindmenswear66 This Season, Embrace Royalty & Legacy with our New Season Launch of Luxury Primante Collection Fabrics. Discover our latest showcase featuring the esteemed People's Prince, Dr. Lakshyaraj Singh Mewar. Own your day, visit your nearest Arvind Store and craft your perfect look. #TheArvindStore #OwnYourLegacy #OwnTheMoment https://tinyurl.com/3wa2zatn

It’s the decennial exposition of the relics of St Francis Xavier, Goa’s patron saint. Stories and legends around Goencho Saib are a part of Goa’s collective memory, passed down through generations in souvenirs, artefacts, and treasured photographs of past expositions. These intimate archives of faith and memory come together in Sacred Archives: Memories & Objects, a new exhibition from Goa Familia, an archival project, on view at the Museum of Christian Art. The exhibition reveals how sacred relics can become private talismans… and as with every Goa Familia project, how the personal intersects with the historical.

For the past week, Pakistan’s Kurram area has descended into a savage civil war, following the massacre of Shia by jihadists. The problem isn’t just about terrorism, though. For decades, as Pakistan reinvented itself as a religion-based Islamic state, religious chauvinism was encouraged. The story shows what happens when countries choose to build themselves around religion, instead of inclusive national identity.

In 1946, American code-breakers learned—too late—that spies in the heart of the country’s nuclear programme had stolen its atomic bomb secrets. Today, new revelations of Chinese cyber espionage show America’s defence, intelligence and commercial secrets are being systematically targeted. To end this, America—as well as countries like India—must end their dependence on China’s tech sector. Read the column here: https://theprint.in/opinion/security-code/us-must-counter-new-chinese-cyber-attacks-remember-how-it-lost-nuclear-monopoly/2375957/

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#cuttheclutter China's People's Liberation Army is in troubled waters with top officials being dismissed under graft charges and some disappearing under puzzling circumstances. With Miao Hua's suspension latest in the row, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at previous dismissals and what is driving Xi Jinping's extensive purge within his own military ranks. Watch episode 1562 of #cuttheclutter
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