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      <title><![CDATA[Beyond tariffs: India’s strategic pivot in the India–UK Free Trade Agreement]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/beyond-tariffs-indias-strategic-pivot-in-the-india-uk-free-trade-agreement-13887037.html]]></link>
      <description><![CDATA[The FTA, while tactical in its specifics, is emblematic of a strategic reorientation—one where India negotiates not just for trade advantages, but for a fairer, more inclusive global order]]></description>
      <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 9 May 2025 17:51:18 +0530]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[US Sutra | Operation Sindoor: Winning the narrative war]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/us-sutra-operation-sindoor-winning-the-narrative-war-13886899.html]]></link>
      <description><![CDATA[India is clearly gaining advantage and has the upper hand. But is the world listening? Who is winning the narrative war? For a change, we are]]></description>
      <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 9 May 2025 12:09:56 +0530]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Operation Sindoor: A decisive strike and a strategic success for India]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/operation-sindoor-a-decisive-strike-and-a-strategic-success-for-india-13886759.html]]></link>
      <description><![CDATA[Operation Sindoor reinforces the principle that peace in South Asia cannot be held hostage to the strategic calculus of those who use terror as an instrument of state policy]]></description>
      <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 8 May 2025 20:21:54 +0530]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[China’s fabrication of lies on Panchen Lama]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/chinas-fabrication-of-lies-on-panchen-lama-13886741.html]]></link>
      <description><![CDATA[China’s three decades of fabricated lies about the real Panchen Lama have led nowhere]]></description>
      <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 8 May 2025 18:21:07 +0530]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Harvard’s activities must alarm Indian philanthropists]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/harvards-activities-must-alarm-indian-philanthropists-13886704.html]]></link>
      <description><![CDATA[Now that the Trump administration has withdrawn grants to Harvard and some other universities for their promotion of DEI and Woke ideologies, will the Indian billionaires have a second thought about funding these universities?]]></description>
      <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 8 May 2025 17:24:31 +0530]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[How Operation Sindoor symbolises calibrated, coordinated tri-service response]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/how-operation-sindoor-symbolises-calibrated-coordinated-tri-service-response-13886582.html]]></link>
      <description><![CDATA[While it marks a step on the escalatory ladder, India has demonstrated considerable restraint in its selection of targets and method of execution, employing all three services to strike targets in Pakistan and POK for the first time since 1971]]></description>
      <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 8 May 2025 12:45:11 +0530]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[New Great Game: Why Bharat kept Operation Sindoor ‘focused’, ‘measured’ and ‘non-escalatory’]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/new-great-game-why-bharat-kept-operation-sindoor-focused-measured-and-non-escalatory-13886391.html]]></link>
      <description><![CDATA[Delhi, realising the Chinese subversion, took the slow path to retaliation, avoiding the civilian and military installations and instead focusing on hardcore jihadi centres]]></description>
      <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 7 May 2025 17:18:11 +0530]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[How Angola-India partnership can become a blueprint for Delhi’s Africa strategy]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/how-angola-india-partnership-can-become-a-blueprint-for-delhis-africa-strategy-13886334.html]]></link>
      <description><![CDATA[While the Angola-India ties had previously been transactional and narrow, the recent visit of President Lourenço has opened doors for a multidimensional partnership built on mutual respect, strategic alignment, and shared developmental goals.]]></description>
      <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 7 May 2025 15:31:05 +0530]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Operation Sindoor: Is Pakistan Air Force as powerful as it claims?]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/operation-sindoor-is-pakistan-air-force-as-powerful-as-it-claims-13886293.html]]></link>
      <description><![CDATA[The real test and figures come out in actual wars, and the PAF's track record in the 1965 and 1971 wars was abysmal]]></description>
      <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 7 May 2025 13:41:22 +0530]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[European Union’s call for India’s restraint: A tale of double standards]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/european-unions-call-for-indias-restraint-a-tale-of-double-standards-13886018.html]]></link>
      <description><![CDATA[EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas’s call for India’s restraint isn’t just hypocritical; it’s a wake-up call for the Global South to demand equal respect]]></description>
      <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 6 May 2025 18:19:38 +0530]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Ramification | Myanmar: Why the junta is so keen for elections]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/ramification-myanmar-why-the-junta-is-so-keen-for-elections-13885960.html]]></link>
      <description><![CDATA[Even though there is no consensus on the proposed 2026 elections with the Ethnic Armed Organisations ready to boycott it, the military junta seems to have direction]]></description>
      <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 6 May 2025 17:00:32 +0530]]></pubDate>
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      <guid><![CDATA[https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/ramification-myanmar-why-the-junta-is-so-keen-for-elections-13885960.html]]></guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Rethinking India's border security amid overburdened Northern Command]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/rethinking-indias-border-security-amid-overburdened-northern-command-13885919.html]]></link>
      <description><![CDATA[Until Integrated Theatre Commands are announced, Central Command should be given the responsibility to manage the LAC from Ladakh to Nepal, freeing Northern Command to concentrate on the LoC and counter-insurgency]]></description>
      <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 6 May 2025 14:54:42 +0530]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Canada: Toady media’s Khalistan pandering is more than bias, it’s an agenda]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/canada-toady-medias-khalistan-pandering-is-more-than-bias-its-an-agenda-13885866.html]]></link>
      <description><![CDATA[Anti-India and anti-Indian agendas are pervasive in the Canadian establishment, and they often find expression in the Trudeau-aligned ‘Toady media’. Replete with bias and double standards as they are, their real purpose is to shape local opinion in favour of a larger agenda]]></description>
      <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 6 May 2025 12:52:55 +0530]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Maldives: Is ‘Yumnu’s fall’ the ‘Evan Naseem moment’ for Muizzu?]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/maldives-is-yumnus-fall-the-evan-naseem-moment-for-muizzu-13885656.html]]></link>
      <description><![CDATA[Maldivian students are protesting alleged governmental and police collusion to cover up the supposed culprits involved in what was initially dismissed as the accidental fall of a young woman from a multi-story building in the capital city of Malé]]></description>
      <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 5 May 2025 17:53:47 +0530]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Centre-left turns tide in Australia too: How ‘Trump effect’ boosted Albanese’s win]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/centre-left-turns-tide-in-australia-too-how-trump-effect-boosted-albaneses-win-13885615.html]]></link>
      <description><![CDATA[The victory of incumbent Prime Minister Anthony Albanese marks yet another instance of a left-leaning leader defying polling predictions, at a time when former US President Donald Trump continues to upend global economic and political norm]]></description>
      <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 5 May 2025 15:30:43 +0530]]></pubDate>
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      <guid><![CDATA[https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/centre-left-turns-tide-in-australia-too-how-trump-effect-boosted-albaneses-win-13885615.html]]></guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[When victims become villains: Western media’s distorted narrative on Hindu ‘colonisers’ in Kashmir]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/when-victims-become-villains-western-medias-distorted-narrative-on-hindu-colonisers-in-kashmir-13885536.html]]></link>
      <description><![CDATA[Kashmir has been an integral part of civilisational Bharat from time immemorial. To call Hindus 'colonisers' and Bharat 'a settler colonial power' would be either due to deliberate media/academic distortion or lazy boilerplate reporting]]></description>
      <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 5 May 2025 13:14:31 +0530]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[US Sutra | Watch out for the real enemy: It’s China, not Pakistan]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/us-sutra-watch-out-for-the-real-enemy-its-china-not-pakistan-13885496.html]]></link>
      <description><![CDATA[Pakistan may be the gun pointed at India, but the finger on the trigger is China’s. The elephant must learn to outmaneuver the dragon, or risk being consumed by its fire]]></description>
      <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 5 May 2025 10:37:20 +0530]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Beyond Kerala's Thrissur Pooram]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/beyond-keralas-thrissur-pooram-13885378.html]]></link>
      <description><![CDATA[The Hindu festival is the high point in the socio-religious calendar of Thrissur and witnesses the coming together of numerous other temple processions of the city at one focal point — the magnificent Vadakkumnathan Temple]]></description>
      <pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 4 May 2025 18:46:39 +0530]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Can Pakistan afford a war amid an economic crisis?]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/can-pakistan-afford-a-war-amid-an-economic-crisis-13885337.html]]></link>
      <description><![CDATA[Pakistan’s military may prepare for war—but its economy is signalling collapse. A state cannot sustain conflict on the strength of power projection alone]]></description>
      <pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 4 May 2025 14:30:50 +0530]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Not an era of war: How India can punish Pakistan without opting for direct combat]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/not-an-era-of-war-how-india-can-punish-pakistan-without-opting-for-direct-combat-13885326.html]]></link>
      <description><![CDATA[The Pakistani military establishment has been consistent in implementing its avowed policy that it will bleed India by a thousand cuts. India’s policy should be to break up Pakistan by a thousand blows! ]]></description>
      <pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 4 May 2025 13:19:43 +0530]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Chinese checkers: How Modi govt avoided China’s strategic ambush by delaying kinetic action against Pakistan]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/chinese-checkers-how-modi-govt-avoided-chinas-strategic-ambush-by-delaying-kinetic-action-against-pakistan-13885300.html]]></link>
      <description><![CDATA[Pakistan is just an expendable prophylactic device, China is the real terror mastermind]]></description>
      <pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 4 May 2025 10:29:47 +0530]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Pahalgam attack exposes Pakistan’s military gambit and India’s strategic dilemma]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/pahalgam-attack-exposes-pakistans-military-gambit-and-indias-strategic-dilemma-13885211.html]]></link>
      <description><![CDATA[India's dilemma lies in navigating a multiple crisis on its borders and neutralising Pakistan-based terrorism while avoiding actions that could embolden China's territorial, economic and diplomatic assertiveness]]></description>
      <pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 3 May 2025 18:30:11 +0530]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[China’s military surge signals urgency for India’s defence readiness]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/chinas-military-surge-signals-urgency-for-indias-defence-readiness-13885204.html]]></link>
      <description><![CDATA[The Chinese People's Liberation Army is in a serious process of modernisation of its capabilities and improvement of its proficiencies across all warfare domains to become a joint force capable of the full range of land, air, and maritime as well as nuclear, space, counter-space, electronic warfare, and cyberspace operations]]></description>
      <pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 3 May 2025 18:02:25 +0530]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[India in 'G-Zero' world must be a balancer and not a bystander]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/india-in-a-g-zero-world-must-be-a-balancer-and-not-a-bystander-13885148.html]]></link>
      <description><![CDATA[In a complex world, India’s challenge is not merely to navigate chaos—it is to lead with coherence, moving beyond 'wait and watch' diplomacy towards a bold but balanced engagement model that combines autonomy with alliance-building]]></description>
      <pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 3 May 2025 14:04:40 +0530]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Five decades after the fall of Saigon: Wounds of war and hard lessons for the world]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The Vietnam War’s aftermath still impacts the US, Vietnam, and the wider world, and despite the hard lessons, violent conflicts continue to erupt—many unnecessary, some partly justified, but all costly]]></description>
      <pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 3 May 2025 13:27:19 +0530]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Pahalgam attack: PM Modi sets plan in motion to give Pakistan terror a crushing blow]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/pahalgam-attack-pm-modi-giving-military-complete-freedom-is-a-step-in-right-direction-13884956.html]]></link>
      <description><![CDATA[Whenever the security forces of a country act, they use force. The use of force has to be authorised by civilian and ultimately elected officials, in accordance with the law and prescribed procedures]]></description>
      <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 2 May 2025 16:38:31 +0530]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Rajnath-Hegseth phone call may further increase Pakistan’s discomfort]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/rajnath-hegseth-phone-call-may-further-increase-pakistans-discomfort-13884803.html]]></link>
      <description><![CDATA[It is quite clear that Washington has picked a side]]></description>
      <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 2 May 2025 11:23:22 +0530]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Pahalgam is a historic opportunity to change the jihadi DNA of Pakistan]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/pahalgam-is-a-historic-opportunity-to-change-the-jihadi-dna-of-pakistan-13884798.html]]></link>
      <description><![CDATA[Islamists can be vanquished if they are fought with the spirit the Nazis were defeated. Pakistan can be an apt starting point, given the fact that Islamabad remains a self-proclaimed fountainhead of global jihad]]></description>
      <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 2 May 2025 06:40:46 +0530]]></pubDate>
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      <media:content height="675" width="1200" medium="image" url="https://images.firstpost.com/uploads/2025/05/AmitShah_Pahalgam1200PTI-2025-05-41e2e85e2c041c846857af29eaabb8a3.jpg"/>
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      <title><![CDATA[Terror as strategy: Pakistan’s proxy warfare and the weaponisation of denial]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/terror-as-strategy-pakistans-proxy-warfare-and-the-weaponisation-of-denial-13884771.html]]></link>
      <description><![CDATA[The Pahalgam attack is not merely a local tragedy—it is a geopolitical signal. It demonstrates the resilience of proxy violence as an instrument of state policy in the post-Westphalian order]]></description>
      <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 1 May 2025 22:01:52 +0530]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Pahalgam terror attack: Dealing with China]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/pahalgam-terror-attack-dealing-with-china-13884709.html]]></link>
      <description><![CDATA[Beijing’s unflinching support for Pakistan clearly shows that China not only harbours terrorists but also supports a terrorist state]]></description>
      <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 1 May 2025 17:04:59 +0530]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Trump’s 100 days: Art of the Deal meets science of deeds  ]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/trumps-100-days-art-of-the-deal-meets-science-of-deeds-13884560.html]]></link>
      <description><![CDATA[From tackling immigration and inflation to slapping tariffs and trying to end wars, Donald Trump has realised that making deals isn’t easy]]></description>
      <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 1 May 2025 12:01:40 +0530]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Time to make Pakistan pay the price for its proxy war in Kashmir]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/time-to-make-pakistan-pay-the-price-for-its-proxy-war-in-kashmir-13884445.html]]></link>
      <description><![CDATA[While Pakistan has the capability to engage in intense engagements for a limited period, it has constraints to sustain it]]></description>
      <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 30 Apr 2025 19:26:38 +0530]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Strike or strategise: India options between escalation and endgame]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/strike-or-strategise-india-options-between-escalation-and-endgame-13884376.html]]></link>
      <description><![CDATA[The sheer brutality and the message of ‘tell Modi’, preceded by a rant from Gen Asim Munir on Balochistan, Kashmir and the two-nation theory, are all aimed at pushing India to precipitate action; however, India must relook at its objectives and strategies before finalising any action]]></description>
      <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 30 Apr 2025 16:27:40 +0530]]></pubDate>
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      <media:content height="675" width="1200" medium="image" url="https://images.firstpost.com/uploads/2025/04/IndianArmy1200PTI3-2025-04-ba4367c925ed2efefc6ccf72fce85989.jpg"/>
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      <title><![CDATA[How Al Qaeda and Islamic State are radicalising Muslim spaces in Indian hinterland]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/how-al-qaeda-and-islamic-state-are-radicalising-muslim-spaces-in-indian-hinterland-13884319.html]]></link>
      <description><![CDATA[Indian Muslims today, unlike in the 1990s and 2000s, are firmly integrated with global Islamic issues, trends, and forces. In such a situation, it becomes very easy for the global Islamist organisations and terror outfits to develop robust roots in remote regions of the Indian hinterland]]></description>
      <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 30 Apr 2025 14:23:33 +0530]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Becoming a defence powerhouse: India's 2030 goal goes beyond national security]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/becoming-a-defence-powerhouse-indias-2030-goal-goes-beyond-national-security-13884104.html]]></link>
      <description><![CDATA[India’s defence transformation is as much about national security as it is about economic and technological self-sufficiency]]></description>
      <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 29 Apr 2025 17:53:09 +0530]]></pubDate>
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      <guid><![CDATA[https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/becoming-a-defence-powerhouse-indias-2030-goal-goes-beyond-national-security-13884104.html]]></guid>
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      <media:content height="675" width="1200" medium="image" url="https://images.firstpost.com/uploads/2025/04/DRDO-1-2025-04-17b4ff2c0c624b86582567142cefbf6d.jpg"/>
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      <title><![CDATA[Pakistan is a criminal enterprise: After Pahalgam, West must cut off its ties with Islamabad]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/pakistan-is-a-criminal-enterprise-after-pahalgam-west-must-cut-off-its-ties-with-islamabad-13884077.html]]></link>
      <description><![CDATA[Having turned over the decades into what Pakistan truly aspired to be — a jihadi state — it will be in the interest of the West, especially the US, to cut its ties with Islamabad]]></description>
      <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 29 Apr 2025 16:55:40 +0530]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Beyond the Lines | Pakistan's motive behind Pahalgam terror attack]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/beyond-the-lines-pakistans-motive-behind-pahalgam-terror-attack-13883950.html]]></link>
      <description><![CDATA[For Pakistani military sponsors, the ground beneath their feet was slipping away as development and tourism went on the upswing in Kashmir]]></description>
      <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 29 Apr 2025 14:55:40 +0530]]></pubDate>
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      <guid><![CDATA[https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/beyond-the-lines-pakistans-motive-behind-pahalgam-terror-attack-13883950.html]]></guid>
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      <media:content height="675" width="1200" medium="image" url="https://images.firstpost.com/uploads/2025/04/KM-2-2025-04-c8c6476ad0b47a04ae73b728685c71fe.jpg"/>
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      <title><![CDATA[Pahalgam attack: Terror-washing by Western media has to stop]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/pahalgam-attack-terror-washing-by-western-media-has-to-stop-13883961.html]]></link>
      <description><![CDATA[Western media’s terror-washing of the Pahalgam attack is an inherent bias of these media outlets and cannot be condoned]]></description>
      <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 29 Apr 2025 12:30:33 +0530]]></pubDate>
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      <media:content height="675" width="1200" medium="image" url="https://images.firstpost.com/uploads/2025/04/Jannat-and-dojag-1-2025-04-8db04ac7162e371e414a7369b3d7b8ac.jpg"/>
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      <title><![CDATA[Pahalgam terror attack: UN Security Council’s cover-up for Lashkar-e-Taiba]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/pahalgam-terror-attack-un-security-councils-cover-up-for-lashkar-e-taiba-13883714.html]]></link>
      <description><![CDATA[Until the UN Security Council finds the courage to speak the names it has already recorded in its own ledgers, the world will continue to watch its marble halls and wonder whether the global watchdog has any bark left or only a convenient, selective silence]]></description>
      <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 28 Apr 2025 15:36:50 +0530]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[How India’s MAHASAGAR seeks to counter China’s BRI in Indian Ocean Region]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/how-indias-mahasagar-seeks-to-counter-chinas-bri-in-indian-ocean-region-13883694.html]]></link>
      <description><![CDATA[The shift from SAGAR to MAHASAGAR doctrine marks not just a change in terminology but a shift in ambition: from a South Asia-centric approach to a wider, cross-regional leadership role, signalling India’s readiness to shoulder greater responsibility and counter China’s assertive presence in the region]]></description>
      <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 28 Apr 2025 14:14:24 +0530]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[How suspension of Indus Water Treaty will wreak havoc on Pakistan]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/how-suspension-of-indus-water-treaty-will-wreak-havoc-on-pakistan-13883683.html]]></link>
      <description><![CDATA[Rivers feed 23 per cent of Pakistan's agricultural needs. The impact on rice, cotton, and wheat crops will cause agricultural distress. Electricity production from Tarbela and Mangla dams will plummet, plunging Pakistan into darkness, with many more consequences awaiting Islamabad]]></description>
      <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 28 Apr 2025 13:51:28 +0530]]></pubDate>
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      <media:content height="675" width="1200" medium="image" url="https://images.firstpost.com/uploads/2025/04/Chenab-1-2025-04-e6a4e0560655b80e46123b411cc56659.jpg"/>
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      <title><![CDATA[Head-on | Fall of the West, rise of the Rest]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/head-on-fall-of-the-west-rise-of-the-rest-13883668.html]]></link>
      <description><![CDATA[As America withdraws into a Trumpian shell, Europe will be forced to fight its own tribal wars. Postcolonial Europe’s economies are struggling with low growth. Immigration from Asia and Africa has turned cities like London into a white-minority metropolis]]></description>
      <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 28 Apr 2025 13:27:34 +0530]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[AI-powered security: Preventing zero-day terror attacks with artificial intelligence]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/ai-powered-security-preventing-zero-day-terror-attacks-with-artificial-intelligence-13883626.html]]></link>
      <description><![CDATA[In the 21st century, terrorism wars are won not just by armies but by algorithms. The next terrorist attack is being planned in silence. India’s response must begin in urgency]]></description>
      <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 28 Apr 2025 12:04:45 +0530]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[US’ new military doctrine: AI-powered lethality, less civilian oversight]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/us-new-military-doctrine-ai-powered-lethality-less-civilian-oversight-13883494.html]]></link>
      <description><![CDATA[Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth wants the US military to be more lethal as he guts civilian casualty programmes. There’s a high probability that datasets fed into the new AI systems for military operational and theatre-level planning are biased towards more lethality]]></description>
      <pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 27 Apr 2025 18:06:17 +0530]]></pubDate>
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      <guid><![CDATA[https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/us-new-military-doctrine-ai-powered-lethality-less-civilian-oversight-13883494.html]]></guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Hidden rock art of Chanderi region]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/hidden-rock-art-of-chanderi-region-13883478.html]]></link>
      <description><![CDATA[One day, these sites may receive world heritage status. However, their story would be incomplete until the larger narrative around Chanderi would also be studied, maybe as an extension of the Chambal belt]]></description>
      <pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 27 Apr 2025 17:28:01 +0530]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Goodwill meets deception: India's Pakistan conundrum]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/goodwill-meets-deception-indias-pakistan-conundrum-13883442.html]]></link>
      <description><![CDATA[India's 'dharmic genes' have made it more generous towards Pakistan without any receprocity, history can’t be rewritten, but one should perhaps learn from it]]></description>
      <pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 27 Apr 2025 15:47:00 +0530]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Pahalgam terror attack: Five questions that must be asked]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/pahalgam-terror-attack-five-questions-that-must-be-asked-13883427.html]]></link>
      <description><![CDATA[If there is one lesson from the horrific massacre in Pahalgam, it should be calling out and acting against Islamist terrorism along with its varied manifestations without any compromises]]></description>
      <pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 27 Apr 2025 14:04:08 +0530]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[How TRF has become the face of terror in Jammu and Kashmir]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The Resistance Front, an offshoot of LeT formed after the abrogation of Article 370 in 2019, claimed to 'secularise' jihad but has exposed its true extremist face, and denying after once claiming responsibility for the Pahalgam attack won’t change that

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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 26 Apr 2025 16:47:57 +0530]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Pahalgam attack: Why US should take a harder stance against Pakistan]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/pahalgam-attack-why-us-should-take-a-harder-stance-against-pakistan-13883238.html]]></link>
      <description><![CDATA[The Pahalgam attack was not only an attack on sovereign India and a reprehensible act of terror, but its timing to coincide with JD Vance’s visit also makes it a test for the US]]></description>
      <pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 26 Apr 2025 13:45:03 +0530]]></pubDate>
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      <media:content height="675" width="1200" medium="image" url="https://images.firstpost.com/uploads/2025/04/JD-V-2025-04-fe4992f6f6aa898eef69c7e0e2947687.jpg"/>
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      <title><![CDATA[How Trump’s uncertainty has left the US-Japan trade pact in limbo]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/how-trumps-uncertainty-has-left-the-us-japan-trade-pact-in-limbo-13883234.html]]></link>
      <description><![CDATA[Meaningful progress in trade talks is not feasible without a clear and unified message from Washington. Tokyo’s patience — and the broader global confidence in the US as a negotiating partner — could continue to erode]]></description>
      <pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 26 Apr 2025 13:19:07 +0530]]></pubDate>
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      <media:content height="675" width="1200" medium="image" url="https://images.firstpost.com/uploads/2025/04/I-take-aint-shut-1-2025-04-bc6802b39f7eb05076bf176fb3288636.jpg"/>
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      <title><![CDATA[Western media’s denial of Hindu massacre in Kashmir is as monstrous as the terror attack]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/western-medias-denial-of-hindu-massacre-in-kashmir-is-as-monstrous-as-the-terror-attack-13883199.html]]></link>
      <description><![CDATA[The selective terminologies, narrative subterfuges, and semantic chicaneries employed by Western media to deny or distort atrocities against Hindus point to the inevitable conclusion that in the Western gaze, identity politics determine victimhood]]></description>
      <pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 26 Apr 2025 12:58:22 +0530]]></pubDate>
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      <media:content height="675" width="1200" medium="image" url="https://images.firstpost.com/uploads/2025/04/pahalgam-viral-photo-2025-04-a0f5f5856c30d93425fb8746f971dff7.jpg"/>
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      <title><![CDATA[Pahalgam terror attack has obvious Pakistani links, needs an all-out Indian response]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/pahalgam-terror-attack-has-obvious-pakistani-links-needs-an-all-out-indian-response-13883140.html]]></link>
      <description><![CDATA[Pakistan is an ideological state, and the Pakistan Army has taken up the mantle of the guardian of the ideology. Kashmir’s integration with India, therefore, is not palatable to Pakistan’s ruling establishment]]></description>
      <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 25 Apr 2025 21:03:39 +0530]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Sadhguru | Pahalgam Attack: Time to Defeat the Nefarious Designs of Anti-Bharat Elements]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/sadhguru-pahalgam-attack-time-to-defeat-the-nefarious-designs-of-anti-bharat-elements-13883106.html]]></link>
      <description><![CDATA[The purpose of terrorism is not war but to cripple a society with fear. It aims to spread panic among the people, divide the society, derail the economic growth of the country, create strife and lawlessness at every level
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 25 Apr 2025 18:36:44 +0530]]></pubDate>
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      <media:content height="675" width="1200" medium="image" url="https://images.firstpost.com/uploads/2025/04/Untitled-design-41-2025-04-47a1df70f5ebc7363062a0447bc1fede.jpg"/>
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      <title><![CDATA[Why Pakistan’s abeyance of Simla Agreement is a strategic mistake]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/why-pakistans-abeyance-of-simla-agreement-is-a-strategic-mistake-13883027.html]]></link>
      <description><![CDATA[If Pakistan chooses to abandon commitments, India will not be bound to pretend otherwise. The door to bilateralism was kept open despite provocation. Now, Islamabad has slammed it shut]]></description>
      <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 25 Apr 2025 15:41:18 +0530]]></pubDate>
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      <guid><![CDATA[https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/why-pakistans-abeyance-of-simla-agreement-is-a-strategic-mistake-13883027.html]]></guid>
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      <media:content height="675" width="1200" medium="image" url="https://images.firstpost.com/uploads/2025/04/SimlaAgreement1200AP-2025-04-53f16413e0ece66e68a27d39d07e1254.jpg"/>
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      <title><![CDATA[Bharat’s post-Pahalgam plan should begin from Indus and end in POK]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/bharats-post-pahalgam-plan-should-begin-from-indus-and-end-in-pok-13882920.html]]></link>
      <description><![CDATA[Americans bullied Nehru into signing the Indus Waters Treaty in 1960; by suspending it, PM Modi has corrected a historic blunder. This should be followed by a detailed and decisive strategy to get Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir back]]></description>
      <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 25 Apr 2025 10:43:01 +0530]]></pubDate>
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      <guid><![CDATA[https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/bharats-post-pahalgam-plan-should-begin-from-indus-and-end-in-pok-13882920.html]]></guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Europe caught in a dilemma as Donald Trump and Xi Jinping fight a tariff war]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/europe-caught-in-a-dilemma-as-donald-trump-and-xi-jinping-fight-a-tariff-war-13882854.html]]></link>
      <description><![CDATA[As the US and China fight the economic Cold War, the EU finds it hard to be with either the US or China]]></description>
      <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 24 Apr 2025 21:43:28 +0530]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Pahalgam attack: Pakistan’s latest attempt to instigate instability]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/pahalgam-attack-pakistans-latest-attempt-to-instigate-instability-13882742.html]]></link>
      <description><![CDATA[It’s time India paid Pakistan back in the same coin by exploiting its fault lines]]></description>
      <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 24 Apr 2025 16:26:05 +0530]]></pubDate>
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      <guid><![CDATA[https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/pahalgam-attack-pakistans-latest-attempt-to-instigate-instability-13882742.html]]></guid>
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      <media:content height="675" width="1200" medium="image" url="https://images.firstpost.com/uploads/2025/04/Pahalgam_Security1200PTI-2025-04-4b4598db2a505905fe07406779a26e1b.jpg"/>
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      <title><![CDATA[US Sutra | Trump vs. Harvard: Who will blink first?]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/us-sutra-trump-vs-harvard-who-will-blink-first-13882618.html]]></link>
      <description><![CDATA[Harvard’s wealth and prestige make capitulation unlikely. But sustained funding freezes could disrupt research and jobs. A compromise may be expected]]></description>
      <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 24 Apr 2025 11:23:53 +0530]]></pubDate>
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      <guid><![CDATA[https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/us-sutra-trump-vs-harvard-who-will-blink-first-13882618.html]]></guid>
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      <media:content height="675" width="1200" medium="image" url="https://images.firstpost.com/uploads/2025/04/Untitled-design-2025-04-17T135249.231-2025-04-6ef84dd6fb26f0447232f769f33b81f1.jpg"/>
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      <title><![CDATA[PM Modi in Saudi Arabia: Building a corridor of peace and innovation]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/pm-modi-in-saudi-arabia-building-a-corridor-of-peace-and-innovation-13882523.html]]></link>
      <description><![CDATA[Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit isn’t just about bilateral progress; it is a signal to the world that India and Saudi Arabia are ready to co-create the future]]></description>
      <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 23 Apr 2025 18:56:04 +0530]]></pubDate>
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      <guid><![CDATA[https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/pm-modi-in-saudi-arabia-building-a-corridor-of-peace-and-innovation-13882523.html]]></guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Pahalgam is Bharat’s October 7 moment: Time to act strongly, decisively, Israel-like]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/pahalgam-is-bharats-october-7-moment-time-to-act-strongly-decisively-israel-like-13882502.html]]></link>
      <description><![CDATA[People were killed in Pahalgam because someone in Kashmir—and their patrons in Pakistan—thought they didn’t belong to the right religion and so should not be allowed to live any further]]></description>
      <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 23 Apr 2025 17:42:10 +0530]]></pubDate>
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      <guid><![CDATA[https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/pahalgam-is-bharats-october-7-moment-time-to-act-strongly-decisively-israel-like-13882502.html]]></guid>
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      <media:content height="675" width="1200" medium="image" url="https://images.firstpost.com/uploads/2025/04/Omar_Pahalgam1200PTI-2025-04-f4da6b6c88dc2a227d4e34f7999d3f68.jpg"/>
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      <title><![CDATA[Canada heads to polls within a week, but PM's crown is all thorns amid economic woes]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/canada-heads-to-polls-within-a-week-but-pms-crown-is-all-thorns-amid-economic-woes-13882472.html]]></link>
      <description><![CDATA[Had the election occurred three months ago, the Conservative Party and its leader Pierre Poilievre would have won easily, given former PM Justin Trudeau’s abysmal ratings and Poilievre’s high popularity. But the Trump effect and Mark Carney’s premiership have made the contest interesting]]></description>
      <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 23 Apr 2025 16:07:43 +0530]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[India and Indians must target Pakistan at every level]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/india-and-indians-must-target-pakistan-at-every-level-13882331.html]]></link>
      <description><![CDATA[That is the only way to avenge the massacre of tourists in Pahalgam]]></description>
      <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 23 Apr 2025 10:54:00 +0530]]></pubDate>
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      <guid><![CDATA[https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/india-and-indians-must-target-pakistan-at-every-level-13882331.html]]></guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Vance’s visit suggests India isn’t just a balancer now, it’s a key partner]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/vances-visit-suggests-india-isnt-just-a-balancer-now-its-a-key-partner-13882167.html]]></link>
      <description><![CDATA[A trade agreement is one of the priority agenda items on Vice President JD Vance’s itinerary]]></description>
      <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 22 Apr 2025 18:15:54 +0530]]></pubDate>
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      <guid><![CDATA[https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/vances-visit-suggests-india-isnt-just-a-balancer-now-its-a-key-partner-13882167.html]]></guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Guns can't silence Balochs, talks are the only way for peace]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/guns-cant-silence-balochs-talks-are-the-only-way-for-peace-13882126.html]]></link>
      <description><![CDATA[The responsibility for preventing further escalation of Baloch insurgency rests with the Pakistani state that holds both the institutional strength and constitutional mandate to pursue political solutions. Yet, instead of justice or dialogue, the state continues to lean on coercive tactics]]></description>
      <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 22 Apr 2025 17:04:25 +0530]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Dangerous game: Yunus has made Bangladesh a puppet of China and Pakistan]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/dangerous-game-yunus-has-made-bangladesh-a-puppet-of-china-and-pakistan-13882070.html]]></link>
      <description><![CDATA[Bangladesh suffers from the Shishupala syndrome, annoying India more than it can afford]]></description>
      <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 22 Apr 2025 15:17:41 +0530]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Why India is raising the 72 Infantry Division in eastern Ladakh]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Despite recent diplomatic talks and troop disengagement at Depsang and Demchok, China continues to strengthen its military presence along the LAC. To counter the threats, India is strengthening its defence, including raising new military divisions like the 72 Infantry in sensitive areas like eastern Ladakh]]></description>
      <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 22 Apr 2025 12:42:12 +0530]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[China's fissile-free hydrogen bomb: Silent detonation that could rewire global security]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[A hydrogen bomb—thermonuclear by design—that doesn’t require uranium or plutonium; such a weapon of mass destruction could bypass existing nuclear non-proliferation treaties and is a game-changer for rogue states, terrorist organisations, and strategic parity in the Indo-Pacific]]></description>
      <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 21 Apr 2025 17:42:47 +0530]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Asim Munir’s rant signals Pakistan reverting to instability, intimidation and ideology]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/asim-munirs-rant-signals-pakistan-reverting-to-instability-intimidation-and-ideology-13881782.html]]></link>
      <description><![CDATA[In his recent address to the expatriates, the Pakistani army chief ticked off a number of topics: a dismissive mention of the “little bit” of terrorism in Balochistan, reminders about Pakistan’s history, Kashmir, and the supposed civilisational divide between Hindus and Muslims
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 21 Apr 2025 16:42:53 +0530]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Death of distance and rise of tribalism: Inside the disruptive world of ‘GeoTechnoGraphy’]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/death-of-distance-and-rise-of-tribalism-inside-the-disruptive-world-of-geotechnography-13881645.html]]></link>
      <description><![CDATA[Authored by Samir Saran and Anirban Sarma, ‘GeoTechnoGraphy’ is a pertinent and thought-provoking book that explores how digital technology has become both a catalyst for progress and a cause of intense societal disruptions]]></description>
      <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 21 Apr 2025 13:02:29 +0530]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[There’s method in King Donald’s ‘madness’ on China]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/theres-method-in-king-donalds-madness-on-china-13881587.html]]></link>
      <description><![CDATA[Don’t go by the defiant rhetoric, China is hurting and in deep trouble over Trump’s tariffs]]></description>
      <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 21 Apr 2025 10:40:28 +0530]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[How humanitarian aid can help India boost its soft power]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[India’s robust response to terrifying natural disasters across the world is an important example of its emergence on the world stage—and New Delhi will do well to allocate even more resources to this effort]]></description>
      <pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 20 Apr 2025 16:40:56 +0530]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Discovering Assam’s ancient heritage: Hajo’s Hayagriva Madhava temple]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Thirty kilometres northwest of Guwahati lies the old town of Hajo, located on the northern banks of the Brahmaputra. Set amidst verdant hills and scenic countryside are some of the state’s most historic shrines, including Hayagriva Madhava temple]]></description>
      <pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 20 Apr 2025 14:04:38 +0530]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[PM Modi's Saudi Arabia visit will bolster India-Gulf ties amid regional turmoil]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The upcoming visit of PM Narendra Modi to Saudi Arabia is coming at a time of great regional turmoil and uncertainty owing to the Gaza War, US-Iran nuclear talks, Israel’s aggressive military strategy in Lebanon and Syria, and the tariff war unleashed by US President Donald Trump]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Tibet’s silent sorrows: Xi’s Vietnam visit and death of a ‘rebel’ Lama]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[A few days before Chinese president Xi Jinping departed for Vietnam, international media reported the ‘disappearance’ and then the death of a highly respected Tibetan Lama, Trulku Hungkar Dorjee, in the Southeast Asian nation]]></description>
      <pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 20 Apr 2025 12:27:53 +0530]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Sailing towards self-reliance: India's ambitious shipbuilding push]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/sailing-towards-self-reliance-indias-ambitious-shipbuilding-push-13881298.html]]></link>
      <description><![CDATA[The Modi government's dual approach—leveraging both domestic strengths and international expertise—is intended to fast-track the transition towards a robust, self-reliant shipbuilding ecosystem]]></description>
      <pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 19 Apr 2025 17:59:24 +0530]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[New Game in Afghanistan: Trump 2.0 signals pragmatic shift on Taliban]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/new-game-in-afghanistan-trump-2-0-signals-pragmatic-shift-on-taliban-13881290.html]]></link>
      <description><![CDATA[Constructive engagement with the Taliban—motivated by strategic necessity rather than ideological alignment—may pave the road for a more stable Afghanistan and a more balanced regional order]]></description>
      <pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 19 Apr 2025 17:45:33 +0530]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Tariffs aren't major trouble for India's IT sector, innovation is]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/tariffs-arent-major-trouble-for-indias-it-sector-innovation-is-13881270.html]]></link>
      <description><![CDATA[India's IT sector isn't just being taxed; it's being tested. Tariffs may sting, but they're not the real threat. The existential challenges come from automation, artificial intelligence, political unpredictability, and our own complacency]]></description>
      <pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 19 Apr 2025 17:26:30 +0530]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Is Maldives offering strategic space to Turkey in Indian Ocean?]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Ankara’s gift of military assets, like an old warship, to Malé in such a short span points only to the possibility of Turkey wanting to develop strategic interest in the Indian Ocean Region

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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 19 Apr 2025 13:57:58 +0530]]></pubDate>
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      <media:content height="675" width="1200" medium="image" url="https://images.firstpost.com/uploads/2025/03/Muizzu-dfg-1-2025-03-3d3df3f6d0faed6514ad7423336f4fc9-1200x675.jpg"/>
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      <title><![CDATA[Xi’s Southeast Asia tour: China ramps up economic diplomacy to counter US influence]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Beijing is betting on economic interdependence to cement its influence in Southeast Asia, but unless it addresses long-standing anxieties, China’s charm offensive may fall short of displacing US primacy in the region]]></description>
      <pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 19 Apr 2025 13:33:33 +0530]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Murshidabad violence: India must rethink its internal security priorities]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/murshidabad-violence-india-must-rethink-its-internal-security-priorities-13881081.html]]></link>
      <description><![CDATA[Murshidabad’s demography and vulnerabilities to cross-border radicalisation, refugee influx and transnational smuggling, including narcotics, make it a soft target for extremist networks and the growth of anti-national elements ]]></description>
      <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 18 Apr 2025 18:23:48 +0530]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Beyond data: India must aim for AI sovereignty]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/beyond-data-india-must-aim-for-ai-sovereignty-13881034.html]]></link>
      <description><![CDATA[The government, industry leaders, and policymakers must act swiftly to create an AI ecosystem that fosters indigenous innovation. This will require investments, regulatory clarity, and a cultural shift prioritising AI research and development as a national goal]]></description>
      <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 18 Apr 2025 15:29:11 +0530]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[How shift from SAGAR to MAHASAGAR doctrine signals India’s outreach to larger Global South]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/how-shift-from-sagar-to-mahasagar-doctrine-signals-indias-outreach-to-larger-global-south-13881010.html]]></link>
      <description><![CDATA[The concept of MAHASAGAR is an expression of India’s growing economic and political heft and its intention to extend its arc of cooperation beyond the immediate environs of the Indian Ocean Region to encompass a broader constituency among the Global South]]></description>
      <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 18 Apr 2025 14:55:06 +0530]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[How US-China trade war can boost India’s export prospects]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/how-us-china-trade-war-can-boost-indias-export-prospects-13880961.html]]></link>
      <description><![CDATA[India must act quickly to take advantage of openings in the US market and strengthen its connections throughout Asia and beyond. It cannot afford the risk of becoming a collateral casualty of China's export glut]]></description>
      <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 18 Apr 2025 12:44:01 +0530]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[PM Modi’s proposed visit to Saudi Arabia: Elevating partnership to new heights]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Security, defence, and strategic domains will feature prominently on the diplomatic table when Narendra Modi and Mohammed bin Salman meet each other later this month]]></description>
      <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 17 Apr 2025 17:33:25 +0530]]></pubDate>
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      <media:content height="675" width="1200" medium="image" url="https://images.firstpost.com/uploads/2025/04/Modi_MBS1200AP-2025-04-9ee2629bb7bb2732039d3287041ee48d.jpg"/>
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      <title><![CDATA[As US-China trade war escalates, is there an opportunity for India?]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/as-us-china-trade-war-escalates-is-there-an-opportunity-for-india-13880784.html]]></link>
      <description><![CDATA[As the war escalates, Trump is unlikely to expand tariffs with other nations, and will force US companies to ditch China, thereby isolating it. For its neighbours, mainly Vietnam, Cambodia and India, it is an opportunity not to be missed
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 17 Apr 2025 16:54:40 +0530]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[How Trump’s tariff war exposes America’s economic fault lines]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/how-trumps-tariff-war-exposes-americas-economic-fault-lines-13880671.html]]></link>
      <description><![CDATA[In slapping tariffs on more than 180 nations, Donald Trump didn’t consider the high risk of fuelling inflation]]></description>
      <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 17 Apr 2025 11:56:15 +0530]]></pubDate>
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      <media:content height="675" width="1200" medium="image" url="https://images.firstpost.com/uploads/2025/04/Trujp-a-a-1-2025-04-60f66cdc02c4cdd0ddbd3cb607063ef1.jpg"/>
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      <title><![CDATA[Why DRDO testing ‘Star Wars’ laser weapons is a defining moment for India’s defence]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/why-drdo-testing-star-wars-laser-weapons-is-a-defining-moment-for-indias-defence-13880511.html]]></link>
      <description><![CDATA[The success has put India in the exclusive and limited club of nations possessing high-power Laser-Directed Energy Weapon systems]]></description>
      <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 16 Apr 2025 18:17:00 +0530]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Why Trump can’t conduct his diplomacy like a real estate tzar]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/why-trump-cant-conduct-his-diplomacy-like-a-real-estate-tzar-13880459.html]]></link>
      <description><![CDATA[There is no one-size-fits-all in deal making. This basic principle has escaped Donald Trump even as he transited from business to the pinnacle of global political power]]></description>
      <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 16 Apr 2025 15:24:56 +0530]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Trump versus Harvard: Global implications of America’s higher education crisis]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/trump-versus-harvard-global-implications-of-americas-higher-education-crisis-13880371.html]]></link>
      <description><![CDATA[The real danger is not ideological bias in the classroom but the strategic decay of institutions that once gave the U.S. its edge in shaping what the world believes to be real, rational, and right. This is a war over the command of ideas]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Lesson that India’s ‘blockade’ of Bangladesh has for the region]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/lesson-that-indias-blockade-of-bangladesh-has-for-the-region-13880196.html]]></link>
      <description><![CDATA[Possibly, Dhaka did not expect New Delhi to react in such a strong way and stop the transit facility, but the India-baiters of the time have had their day, which has elongated this far, by years and decades]]></description>
      <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 15 Apr 2025 19:07:42 +0530]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[How positive signals in US-Iran nuclear talks spark hope for peace]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/how-positive-signals-in-us-iran-nuclear-talks-spark-hope-for-peace-13880176.html]]></link>
      <description><![CDATA[The most significant US-Iran meeting since Trump pulled the US out of the Iran nuclear deal of 2015 has been about format and scope; the two sides would soon need to delve into technical negotiations, and that’s the hard part of talks]]></description>
      <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 15 Apr 2025 18:05:48 +0530]]></pubDate>
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      <guid><![CDATA[https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/how-positive-signals-in-us-iran-nuclear-talks-spark-hope-for-peace-13880176.html]]></guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Cycle of instability: Unpacking South Korea's turbulent politics]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/cycle-of-instability-unpacking-south-koreas-turbulent-politics-13880138.html]]></link>
      <description><![CDATA[South Korea finds itself in turmoil, facing a power vacuum at the highest level at an especially fraught moment, driven by several factors, including Trump’s tariff tsunami and a shaky economy]]></description>
      <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 15 Apr 2025 16:24:14 +0530]]></pubDate>
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      <media:content height="675" width="1200" medium="image" url="https://images.firstpost.com/uploads/2025/04/Yoon-Suk-Yeol-April-4-ruling-Reuters-2025-04-589a9bc1fa93f3707552e8ed736dfa51.jpg"/>
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      <title><![CDATA[How Trumpism compels Europe towards strategic autonomy]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/how-trumpism-compels-europe-towards-strategic-autonomy-13880041.html]]></link>
      <description><![CDATA[The possibility of Trumpism having a longer life than the Trump 2.0 administration would compel Europe to work towards strategic autonomy]]></description>
      <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 15 Apr 2025 12:06:09 +0530]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Ambedkar wasn’t just a Dalit leader; he was Bharat’s civilisational warrior]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[When alive, he was kept on the margins of mainstream politics. And post-demise, there was a grand Neruvian design to confine him to being the leader of Dalits and untouchables]]></description>
      <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 14 Apr 2025 18:17:19 +0530]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[World plastic crisis: Awareness and circular economy can save the day]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Achieving near-total plastic circularity is not only feasible, it is the most cost-effective and humane path forward in a global economy increasingly shaped by resource constraints and planetary boundaries]]></description>
      <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 14 Apr 2025 15:32:46 +0530]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Why Kathua is becoming terror centre of J&K]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/why-kathua-is-becoming-terror-centre-of-jk-13879792.html]]></link>
      <description><![CDATA[After India’s success in countering terrorism in the Kashmir Valley, Kathua is being focused deliberately by Pakistan-backed proxy elements because of a blend of geography, security asymmetries, and strategic signalling

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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 14 Apr 2025 15:11:31 +0530]]></pubDate>
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      <media:content height="675" width="1200" medium="image" url="https://images.firstpost.com/uploads/2024/07/IndianArmy1200PTI-2024-07-77c9c872edf9248575e62a69fa8ab462.jpg"/>
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      <title><![CDATA[Moirang Liberation Day: When INA hoisted Indian flag for first time on India’s mainland]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The British left India in a hurry because of Subhash Bose’s influence and the Indian National Army, and in this journey of independence, Moirang has earned its right to be counted as a historic place]]></description>
      <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 14 Apr 2025 14:51:41 +0530]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[India can’t be a silent spectator to the growing Bangladesh-China-Pakistan nexus]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[India needs to employ all its elements of national power to dissuade Bangladesh from becoming a Chinese pawn or another Pakistan]]></description>
      <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 14 Apr 2025 10:27:29 +0530]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Karnataka’s hidden Bahubali]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The massive but obscure sculpture of Bahubali at Arethippur dates to the 9th century CE period, making it much older than the more famous one at Shravanabelagola]]></description>
      <pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 13 Apr 2025 18:00:31 +0530]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Why India needs robust space warfare capabilities]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/why-india-needs-robust-space-warfare-capabilities-13879544.html]]></link>
      <description><![CDATA[While the US and China compete for space superiority, India, with its tenuous relations with China, cannot ignore its growing space and counterspace threat]]></description>
      <pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 13 Apr 2025 14:48:01 +0530]]></pubDate>
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      <media:content height="675" width="1200" medium="image" url="https://images.firstpost.com/uploads/2025/04/India-SP-1-2025-04-dcc2c56234330cd04868a63b04a7b114.jpg"/>
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      <title><![CDATA[How trade war with China will hurt the US more]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/how-trade-war-with-china-will-hurt-the-us-more-13879534.html]]></link>
      <description><![CDATA[China is diversifying its alliances and lowering its reliance on US markets, as evidenced by recent actions such as increasing subsidies for domestic tech giants like Huawei and negotiating trade agreements with ASEAN countries]]></description>
      <pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 13 Apr 2025 13:04:10 +0530]]></pubDate>
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      <media:content height="675" width="1200" medium="image" url="https://images.firstpost.com/uploads/2025/04/Representational-Image-2025-04-06T175033.222-2025-04-625bb3403296e8f7aed8c10e9bcc65d7.jpg"/>
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      <title><![CDATA[US-China trade war: How India can turn crisis into opportunity]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/us-china-trade-war-how-india-can-turn-crisis-into-opportunity-13879523.html]]></link>
      <description><![CDATA[The escalation of the trade tensions between the US and China could bring significant gains to some sectors of India. The reduced reliance of US companies on Chinese goods makes India an attractive alternative]]></description>
      <pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 13 Apr 2025 12:40:30 +0530]]></pubDate>
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      <media:content height="675" width="1200" medium="image" url="https://images.firstpost.com/uploads/2025/04/USCHIA-2025-04-e52453a7e097cabc49bb3a1bff2d1d2d.jpg"/>
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      <title><![CDATA[Afghan refugee crisis: Reckoning of Pakistan’s duplicitous foreign policy]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/afghan-refugee-crisis-reckoning-of-pakistans-duplicitous-foreign-policy-13879351.html]]></link>
      <description><![CDATA[The Afghan refugee crisis is not just a humanitarian tragedy—it’s a mirror reflecting Pakistan’s duplicity. Islamabad preaches unity for the Ummah but abandons Afghan Muslims to Taliban peril]]></description>
      <pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 12 Apr 2025 18:22:08 +0530]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[How Sri Lanka has emerged as India's strategic anchor in a turbulent subcontinent]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/how-sri-lanka-has-emerged-as-indias-strategic-anchor-in-a-turbulent-subcontinent-13879315.html]]></link>
      <description><![CDATA[Sri Lanka acts as a buffer in countering Chinese strategic encirclement through the Belt and Road Initiative and port developments. As an active member of regional platforms like BIMSTEC and the Indian Ocean Rim Association, Colombo plays a key role in regional cooperation]]></description>
      <pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 12 Apr 2025 15:39:20 +0530]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[China: How corruption has become endemic to Xi’s red aristocracy]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/china-how-corruption-has-become-endemic-to-xis-red-aristocracy-13879307.html]]></link>
      <description><![CDATA[The US Office of the Director of National Intelligence's report suggests that President Xi's anti-corruption campaign reinforces a narrative that prioritises party loyalty over genuine reform]]></description>
      <pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 12 Apr 2025 15:25:52 +0530]]></pubDate>
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      <media:content height="675" width="1200" medium="image" url="https://images.firstpost.com/uploads/2024/11/Xi-Jinping-1-2024-11-70daf7af64e41994fcf19f7b1c3fca88.jpg"/>
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      <title><![CDATA[How US-China trade war has a silver lining for India]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/how-us-china-trade-war-has-a-silver-lining-for-india-13879286.html]]></link>
      <description><![CDATA[Despite challenges, India has a unique chance to become a manufacturing giant and a stabilising force in a broken trade environment as worldwide supply chains reset]]></description>
      <pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 12 Apr 2025 13:28:08 +0530]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Operation Al Aqsa Flood has permanently destroyed the prospects of any Palestinian state: Prof Max Abrahms]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/operation-al-aqsa-flood-has-permanently-destroyed-the-prospects-of-any-palestinian-state-prof-max-abrahms-13879249.html]]></link>
      <description><![CDATA[“Syria is now a geopolitical battleground between Türkiye and Israel, and neither has any real respect for Syrian sovereignty,” Prof Abrahms tells Sreemoy Talukdar in an interview]]></description>
      <pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 12 Apr 2025 10:30:48 +0530]]></pubDate>
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      <media:content height="675" width="1200" medium="image" url="https://images.firstpost.com/uploads/2025/04/Hamas-Tanks-1-2025-04-e0be363e168643e18647ac7338830cdb.jpg"/>
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      <title><![CDATA[Trump 2.0: Europe needs to diversify its relations to solve security dilemma]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/trump-2-0-europe-needs-to-diversify-its-relations-to-solve-security-dilemma-13879100.html]]></link>
      <description><![CDATA[As the unipolar moment fades in memory and paves the way for a multipolar world, Europe requires diversifying partnerships, as excessive dependence on the US restricts its policy options]]></description>
      <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 11 Apr 2025 17:48:27 +0530]]></pubDate>
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      <guid><![CDATA[https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/trump-2-0-europe-needs-to-diversify-its-relations-to-solve-security-dilemma-13879100.html]]></guid>
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      <media:content height="675" width="1200" medium="image" url="https://images.firstpost.com/uploads/2025/04/AVIF-D-PSNS-1-2025-04-8e5dd79cea627e9f5ce3513d4f6fa6f1.jpg"/>
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      <title><![CDATA[Military or a mafia? How Pakistani generals prioritise money over defence]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/military-or-a-mafia-how-pakistani-generals-prioritise-money-over-defence-13879016.html]]></link>
      <description><![CDATA[Pakistan's most dangerous enemy is the institutionalised greed of its own military elite]]></description>
      <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 11 Apr 2025 15:03:23 +0530]]></pubDate>
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      <media:content height="675" width="1200" medium="image" url="https://images.firstpost.com/uploads/2025/04/Munir-bana-1-2025-04-7b72648cce5ab172dedbf32551ec393a.jpg"/>
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      <title><![CDATA[Trump's tariff war: More than what meets the eye]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/trumps-tariff-war-more-than-what-meets-the-eye-13878975.html]]></link>
      <description><![CDATA[When Trump insists that the tariffs will bring back jobs, it might indeed be a covert political cover for corporate strategy. Negotiate with power, force foreign markets open and establish US dominance
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 11 Apr 2025 12:38:47 +0530]]></pubDate>
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      <media:content height="675" width="1200" medium="image" url="https://images.firstpost.com/uploads/2025/04/Trujp-a-a-1-2025-04-60f66cdc02c4cdd0ddbd3cb607063ef1.jpg"/>
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      <title><![CDATA[Germany: Merz strikes coalition deal with SPD, but his promises require much more]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/germany-merz-strikes-coalition-deal-with-spd-but-his-promises-require-much-more-13878976.html]]></link>
      <description><![CDATA[As Merz prepares to assume the chancellorship, all eyes are on how his administration will navigate a rapidly shifting global landscape, striking a balance between domestic discontent and international expectations, especially within the EU and NATO]]></description>
      <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 11 Apr 2025 12:19:09 +0530]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[India: The democratic bright spot]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/india-the-democratic-bright-spot-13878916.html]]></link>
      <description><![CDATA[From France’s Le Pen moment to America’s Trumpian disruption, the world is witnessing a rough patch for democracy. Not so in India]]></description>
      <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 11 Apr 2025 07:42:55 +0530]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[India-Sri Lanka ties deepen under Dissanayake: When strategic concerns give way to pragmatic partnership]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/india-sri-lanka-ties-deepen-under-dissanayake-when-strategic-concerns-give-way-to-pragmatic-partnership-13878819.html]]></link>
      <description><![CDATA[Instead of drifting toward a China-centric foreign policy, President Dissanayake has taken a pragmatic and balanced approach, emphasising regional stability and shared interests, especially with India]]></description>
      <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 10 Apr 2025 17:44:36 +0530]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[US Sutra | Donald Trump’s tariffs reset the global economy]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/us-sutra-donald-trumps-tariffs-reset-the-global-economy-13878669.html]]></link>
      <description><![CDATA[Just two days, April 2 and 3, plunged the world into a doom and gloom spiral. Now, with Trump suspending tariffs for 90 days on all countries except China, Dow Jones went up by 3,000 points, one of the highest jumps in history, in a single day]]></description>
      <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 10 Apr 2025 09:18:42 +0530]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Wheat and woes: Pakistan’s food security crisis is brewing]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/wheat-and-woes-pakistans-food-security-crisis-is-brewing-13878590.html]]></link>
      <description><![CDATA[Pakistan’s food security challenge is not just about wheat, it’s a test of governance, economic foresight, and political will]]></description>
      <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 9 Apr 2025 19:25:45 +0530]]></pubDate>
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      <media:content height="675" width="1200" medium="image" url="https://images.firstpost.com/uploads/2025/04/Pakistan_Wheat1200AP-2025-04-1ed94c98a895bc774385795b4d29ba46.jpg"/>
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      <title><![CDATA[How India can navigate the new world order in Trump 2.0]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/how-india-can-navigate-the-new-world-order-in-trump-2-0-13878562.html]]></link>
      <description><![CDATA[While an actual military conflict may not result from the unilateral moves by Donald Trump on the trade front, the danger of his use of the tariff lever to browbeat his allies, partners and adversaries alike could trigger trade wars between the major centres of economic power]]></description>
      <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 9 Apr 2025 19:02:33 +0530]]></pubDate>
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      <media:content height="675" width="1200" medium="image" url="https://images.firstpost.com/uploads/2025/04/TRUMP-TARIFFS-INDIA1200-2025-04-77e0582f0ce7a41ee66adb0b7979761c.jpg"/>
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      <title><![CDATA[Trumponomics and the end of globalisation: A doomed future?]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/trumponomics-and-the-end-of-globalisation-a-doomed-future-13878518.html]]></link>
      <description><![CDATA[The Trumpian blitzkrieg has upset the economic order in the world, and so, every country will be inclined to be self-reliant in the future in as many spheres as possible]]></description>
      <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 9 Apr 2025 17:59:29 +0530]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Head-on | Why Trump could face whitewash in next year’s midterm elections]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The full economic consequences of Trump’s global tariff war will be felt during the 2026 midterm elections. If Trump loses control of the House of Representatives next November, his agenda will be crippled
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 9 Apr 2025 11:59:35 +0530]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Great Tariff Wall of US: How Trump has signed death warrant of globalisation]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[President Donald Trump is transactional, and his tariffs are what they are. Globalisation, as we knew it, is dead. It's time to learn how to navigate the new global order]]></description>
      <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 8 Apr 2025 17:57:43 +0530]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[How Trump’s ‘maximum pressure’ over Iran can hurt his MAGA dream]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The US must realise the focus on China could be diluted by its aggressive muscle-flexing focused on Iran and may de facto strengthen the Russia-Iran-China (North Korea?) axis
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 8 Apr 2025 14:03:26 +0530]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[PM Modi’s Sri Lanka visit: How Colombo appears more receptive than ever]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[As President AKD gains political confidence, and as India's credibility continues to rise in Colombo, the strategic balance in the region is being recalibrated. India has shown it is ready to be a stable, long-term partner—and Sri Lanka appears more receptive than ever]]></description>
      <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 8 Apr 2025 13:50:51 +0530]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[US Sikh Coalition’s denial of terror betrays majority of Sikhs]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The best way to ensure civil rights and communal safety is not to deny terror and silence valid discussion, but rather to stigmatise militancy and ostracise those who twist religion to justify terror]]></description>
      <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 7 Apr 2025 19:02:07 +0530]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Why Nepal deserves democracy]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Amid rising pro-monarchy protests and the failure of republicanism to ensure stability, Nepal deserves better. It deserves democracy – something far greater than simply holding elections and forming coalitions
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 7 Apr 2025 16:55:57 +0530]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Ukraine war: How Russia is using its strong position to dictate peace terms]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[President Putin now seems to be in a position where he sees the opportunity of imposing a Russian-designed peace plan as Trump’s administration has shown itself to be comfortable with a global order where great powers dictate terms ]]></description>
      <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 7 Apr 2025 16:29:14 +0530]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[How Trump’s puzzling trade tariff policies will affect India and world]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[A more reasonable US policy option in response to unfair trade practices would have been to examine individual sectors that export subsidised and dumped goods and apply countervailing duties, which are permitted by existing trade rules]]></description>
      <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 7 Apr 2025 12:49:24 +0530]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Canada is a textbook case of the rot corroding Western liberal democracies where civil liberties are under siege]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Canada is an example of an affliction affecting Western liberal democracies where a violent minority has figured out a way to bend the state to its will, aided by weak, devious politicians who prioritise votebank politics over the rule of law, all in the name of ‘principles’ and ‘values’]]></description>
      <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 7 Apr 2025 10:33:11 +0530]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Forgotten temples of Bengal: When venerable becomes vulnerable]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[While private ownership of heritage is not an unwelcome thing, such sites need to be monitored and any efforts to modify them needs to be done by trained hands. Else, in a state where several venerable shrines are already vulnerable, it is only a matter of time that they entirely vanish
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 6 Apr 2025 18:09:06 +0530]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Indophobia in the British South Asian dance education system]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/indophobia-in-the-british-south-asian-dance-education-system-13877673.html]]></link>
      <description><![CDATA[The oppressor/oppressed castes terminology, derived from critical race theory and contemporary US woke and DEI ideologies, is problematic because it creates false and harmful caste-based binaries in a small minority sector of British South Asian dance]]></description>
      <pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 6 Apr 2025 16:35:14 +0530]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Xi’s sacking of Chinese Generals continues: Is the PLA corrupt or is he insecure?]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/xis-sacking-of-chinese-generals-continues-is-the-pla-corrupt-or-is-he-insecure-13877670.html]]></link>
      <description><![CDATA[If Xi Jinping cannot trust the Chinese military leadership or capability, he is less likely to risk combat operations against Taiwan or India. The importance of success in such conflicts is too high for the Chinese president’s own legitimacy]]></description>
      <pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 6 Apr 2025 15:52:18 +0530]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[How Trump’s disruptive tactics with Iran bring both hope and fear]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Hopefully, the second visit of Israeli PM Netanyahu to the White House on Monday and President Trump’s upcoming visit to West Asia will create a regional modus vivendi and not deepen differences]]></description>
      <pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 6 Apr 2025 12:26:32 +0530]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Yunus’s China visit shows Bangladesh is toeing Pakistan’s path]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Islamic fundamentalism at home and the invitation to the Chinese debt trap will make Bangladesh the Dragon’s vassal state]]></description>
      <pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 5 Apr 2025 16:41:29 +0530]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[BIMSTEC Bangkok Summit: Regional cooperation amid global challenges, bilateral differences]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The summit was held under the theme ‘BIMSTEC: Prosperous, Resilient and Open’, reflecting the shared aspirations of member nations and a collective vision for inclusive regional development amid global uncertainties]]></description>
      <pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 5 Apr 2025 16:25:48 +0530]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[India should be cautious of its steps in Dragon-Elephant Tango]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[No tangible policy shift can be expected as China’s strategic calculus seeks a conducive periphery and a subdued neighbourhood; marginalised India well aligns with its grand design]]></description>
      <pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 5 Apr 2025 14:10:20 +0530]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Trump’s ‘tariff war’ shows he values business more than superpower ambitions]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[President Donald Trump too wants the US to remain on top of the world as the ‘sole superpower’, but as a businessman, he knows that the economy is in shambles, which everyone else has been covering up
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 5 Apr 2025 12:24:02 +0530]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Is US State Department sabotaging Marco Rubio and promoting Islamism in Bangladesh?]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The State Department’s announcement that ‘Women Student Protest Leaders of Bangladesh’ would receive the Madeleine Albright Honorary Group Award suggested a deliberate attempt to embarrass Rubio, undermine the Trump administration, and derail President Trump’s outreach to PM Modi]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Amid Trump’s tariff war, BIMSTEC FTA can strengthen India’s access to markets abroad]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ Currently, India’s trade with BIMSTEC is a meagre $45 billion, which can easily grow manifold with an FTA]]></description>
      <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 4 Apr 2025 16:49:36 +0530]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Bigger scandal in Signal leak: US war crimes in Yemen]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/bigger-scandal-in-signal-leak-us-war-crimes-in-yemen-13877192.html]]></link>
      <description><![CDATA[More than 160,000 people have been killed in Yemen, according to an ACLED report, and 19,200 civilians, including more than 2,300 children, have been killed or maimed due to coalition airstrikes alone]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Val Kilmer: The Hollywood leading man who never played it safe]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/val-kilmer-the-hollywood-leading-man-who-never-played-it-safe-13876970.html]]></link>
      <description><![CDATA[Val Kilmer’s career was a testament to the kind of acting that transcends mere performance]]></description>
      <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 3 Apr 2025 18:05:16 +0530]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Muhammad Yunus and Bangladesh’s dangerous pivot: A new geopolitical flashpoint for India?]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[India must remain steadfast, ensuring that its strategic interests in the region are not undermined by the ambitions of a transient yet dangerous leadership in Dhaka]]></description>
      <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 3 Apr 2025 15:04:44 +0530]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Trump, tariff and America: The rise of a lonely superpower]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The United States under the Trump Administration may end up being a lonely superpower without reliable friends, followers or admirers]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Trump declares sweeping ‘reciprocal tariffs’, but his trade war may still allow India to hold some cards]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Trump’s sweeping tariffs, which violate core WTO rules, could backfire, harming even American consumers]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[French democracy in question: Le Pen’s conviction shows judicial overreach, leftist bias]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[A Paris court has barred French right-wing leader Marine Le Pen from running in elections for five years over alleged embezzlement of funds, sparking concerns of overreach and leftist bias in the judiciary]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Tinderbox of West Asia: India’s stake in Iran-US standoff]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[India is in a difficult situation where it has to balance its long ties with Iran against its growing ties with the US and Israel; any larger conflict would challenge New Delhi’s delicate balancing act]]></description>
      <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 2 Apr 2025 17:41:24 +0530]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[How Israel has origins in progressive ideas, and not encroachment]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Technion at Haifa have completed a century of their service. These renowned institutions of higher learning, which antedate the foundation of Israel, prove that the Jewish republic was underpinned by a progressive idea]]></description>
      <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 2 Apr 2025 15:50:27 +0530]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Vance’s Greenland visit: Why Trump is obsessed with this snow-clad island]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Greenland's parliament has put a ban on uranium mining, and no hydrocarbon extraction-related activities are happening currently. If Trump wants to have the freedom to access and manage the mineral deposits there, then the US should be in the driver’s seat to decide on the policies]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Exploring India’s border areas through battlefield tourism]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/exploring-indias-border-areas-through-battlefield-tourism-13876425.html]]></link>
      <description><![CDATA[Battlefield tourism in India offers a unique perspective on the country’s history, culture, and patriotism. Each experience is a journey into the heart and soul of the brave soldier who stood proud, fought and died for the nation
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 1 Apr 2025 20:04:52 +0530]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[The end of ‘Five Eyes’ as we know it]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/the-end-of-five-eyes-as-we-know-it-13876331.html]]></link>
      <description><![CDATA[Five Eyes is no longer the cohesive bloc it once was. If current trends persist, the alliance may transform into a more fragmented intelligence-sharing framework, where strategic alignment, rather than institutional commitment, dictates the flow of intelligence]]></description>
      <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 1 Apr 2025 16:02:53 +0530]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[How Pakistan Army is crumbling from within]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/how-pakistan-army-is-crumbling-from-within-13876326.html]]></link>
      <description><![CDATA[For decades, Pakistan’s military has manipulated democracy while maintaining a facade of stability. That illusion is now shattered, with the Army facing an internal crisis and national and international criticism]]></description>
      <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 1 Apr 2025 15:41:10 +0530]]></pubDate>
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      <media:content height="675" width="1200" medium="image" url="https://images.firstpost.com/uploads/2024/11/Asim-Munir-2-2024-11-aa6e9699684131d18ab969c167d01c39.jpg"/>
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      <title><![CDATA[How Green Skill Development Programme is a pivotal step towards Viksit Bharat]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/how-green-skill-development-programme-is-a-pivotal-step-towards-viksit-bharat-13876055.html]]></link>
      <description><![CDATA[For India to truly become a global leader in sustainability and achieve its Viksit Bharat vision, integrating green skill development into the national agenda is imperative]]></description>
      <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 31 Mar 2025 16:33:33 +0530]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Canada’s trade challenge: Mark Carney’s leadership under scrutiny]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/canadas-trade-challenge-mark-carneys-leadership-under-scrutiny-13876010.html]]></link>
      <description><![CDATA[How Canada emerges from this crisis will not just define Carney’s tenure—it will shape the nation’s economic and political landscape for generations to come]]></description>
      <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 31 Mar 2025 13:45:44 +0530]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Israel’s renewed assault: Gaza ceasefire Phase 2 was never Trump, Netanyahu priority]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The US president wants the US hostages back and his Riviera plan to fructify while the Israeli PM intends to prolong the war perpetually for political survival ]]></description>
      <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 31 Mar 2025 12:54:31 +0530]]></pubDate>
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      <guid><![CDATA[https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/israels-renewed-assault-gaza-ceasefire-phase-2-was-never-trump-netanyahu-priority-13875978.html]]></guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Yunus’s China pivot: A diplomatic gambit India can’t ignore]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/yunuss-china-pivot-a-diplomatic-gambit-india-cant-ignore-13875966.html]]></link>
      <description><![CDATA[The Yunus-China axis is a significant threat for India, not because it guarantees conflict but because it shifts the regional balance at a time when New Delhi can ill afford distractions]]></description>
      <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 31 Mar 2025 11:57:35 +0530]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[How Mahrang Baloch's arrest opens Pandora's box in Pakistan]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/how-mahrang-balochs-arrest-opens-pandoras-box-in-pakistan-13875790.html]]></link>
      <description><![CDATA[Mahrang Baloch's stature as the symbol of Baloch rights is indomitable. The more the Pakistani state tries to check her, imposing arrest and detention, it will invite further trouble for itself

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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 30 Mar 2025 14:47:29 +0530]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[How India-China reset will not be easy task for Beijing]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/how-india-china-reset-will-not-be-easy-task-for-beijing-13875782.html]]></link>
      <description><![CDATA[ For China’s success on the global front, it needs a ‘neutral India’, not a ‘neutralised India’, which anyway is not going to happen]]></description>
      <pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 30 Mar 2025 13:09:39 +0530]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[US Sutra | Trial by fire: Tesla under attack]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/us-sutra-trial-by-fire-tesla-under-attack-13875744.html]]></link>
      <description><![CDATA[Tesla’s trial by fire is less a referendum on its survival than a test of America’s own conscience]]></description>
      <pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 30 Mar 2025 10:33:57 +0530]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Caliphate or democracy: Bangladesh’s future hangs in balance]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/caliphate-or-democracy-bangladeshs-future-hangs-in-balance-13875643.html]]></link>
      <description><![CDATA[As Islamist parties buckle up to secure political legitimacy given the national election is slated for December, Islamist groups are increasingly influencing Bangladesh's social life, raising concerns about the country's future under Islamist rule if it indeed becomes a reality

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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 29 Mar 2025 17:49:09 +0530]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[India in the age of AI: A perspective from China]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/india-in-the-age-of-ai-a-perspective-from-china-13875630.html]]></link>
      <description><![CDATA[The comparative advantages India enjoyed in the software era will not automatically carry over into the artificial intelligence era. Only by strengthening its own industrial foundations can the country better seize the opportunities—and manage the disruptions—of the AI age]]></description>
      <pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 29 Mar 2025 17:27:15 +0530]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[How Baloch insurgency threatens Pakistan’s unity and global standing]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/how-baloch-insurgency-threatens-pakistans-unity-and-global-standing-13875593.html]]></link>
      <description><![CDATA[Despite being Pakistan’s largest province and endowed with natural gas reserves and strategic access to the Arabian Sea, Balochistan remains one of the country’s least developed and most neglected regions]]></description>
      <pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 29 Mar 2025 14:37:09 +0530]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Why framing RAW in Pannun murder plot is absurd]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Western narratives insist that the plan to murder Khalistan terrorist Gurupatwant Singh Pannun was a RAW plot. But, so far, the absence of tradecraft admits of the possibility that the activity was criminal and not intelligence-related
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 29 Mar 2025 12:49:58 +0530]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Ukraine war: Global powers must unite for a lasting peace]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/ukraine-war-global-powers-must-unite-for-a-lasting-peace-13875370.html]]></link>
      <description><![CDATA[Proposals for short-term ceasefires and truces have come up time and again amid this turmoil. However, these temporary fixes are dreadfully insufficient. They are not answers; they are only breaks in an unending cycle of violence]]></description>
      <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 28 Mar 2025 17:42:13 +0530]]></pubDate>
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      <media:content height="675" width="1200" medium="image" url="https://images.firstpost.com/uploads/2025/03/Maripole-1-2025-03-93f2d081066bbf75eebba47cd08ad633.jpg"/>
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      <title><![CDATA[China is emerging as naval superpower: A wake-up call for US, India]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[China now boasts the world’s largest navy, surpassing the US. Though the raw numbers of naval vessels do not reflect the quality or capabilities or other factors that can influence naval warfare, India and the US must keep a track and act accordingly ]]></description>
      <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 28 Mar 2025 14:43:33 +0530]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[‘Dragon-Elephant Tango’ is Chinese trick of deception, India must not buy it]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/dragon-elephant-tango-is-classic-chinese-trick-of-deception-india-must-not-buy-it-13875201.html]]></link>
      <description><![CDATA[India has many a time ended up hurting its own interests by buying the Chinese fiction of joint development or shared prosperity. This time as well, China is leaving no stone unturned in sabotaging India’s manufacturing story]]></description>
      <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 28 Mar 2025 13:25:22 +0530]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Russia must keep Trump in play, use his inclination, desire to end the conflict to its advantage: Kanwal Sibal]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/russia-must-keep-trump-in-play-use-his-inclination-desire-to-end-the-conflict-to-its-advantage-kanwal-sibal-13875045.html]]></link>
      <description><![CDATA[Given Putin’s allergy towards Western peacekeeping force, former foreign secretary sees role for India as ‘honest peace monitor’ should the plan be ratified by UNSC]]></description>
      <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 27 Mar 2025 17:33:44 +0530]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Imprisonment of Istanbul mayor opens the gateway to full-blown authoritarianism in Turkey]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Ekrem İmamoğlu’s imprisonment is not merely a domestic Turkish matter but a test of the international community’s commitment to democratic principles]]></description>
      <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 27 Mar 2025 13:26:52 +0530]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Is Donald Trump’s America turning inward?]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[From pulling out of the Paris Climate Accord and the WHO to pushing steep cuts to foreign aid and questioning NATO obligations, the Trump Administration’s actions reflect a narrower conception of America’s role in the world]]></description>
      <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 27 Mar 2025 11:03:28 +0530]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[How India should respond to Trump’s reciprocal tariff threat]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[India has to take some initiative in market-opening measures to maintain its long-standing relationship with the US. In contrast, the US has to acknowledge the long-term benefits of having India on its side ]]></description>
      <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 26 Mar 2025 15:37:52 +0530]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[‘Toady media’: Pro-Trudeau media’s support for Khalistan terror and anti-India agenda]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/toady-media-pro-trudeau-medias-support-for-khalistan-terror-and-anti-india-agenda-13874656.html]]></link>
      <description><![CDATA[While Justin Trudeau’s exit from the post of Canadian prime minister is positive for India-Canada ties, Khalistani influence over Canadian politics can temper expectations of a dramatic rapprochement

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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 26 Mar 2025 14:27:10 +0530]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Baloch insurgency: How Pakistan sleepwalks into its disintegration]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/baloch-insurgency-how-pakistan-sleepwalks-into-its-disintegration-13874640.html]]></link>
      <description><![CDATA[Pakistan's homogenising tendencies by conveniently foregrounding Islam as a unifying force have neglected ethnic diversity, economic disparity, and provincial differences]]></description>
      <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 26 Mar 2025 13:53:54 +0530]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[How Russia’s recapture of Kursk will weaken Ukraine’s stakes in war]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/how-russias-recapture-of-kursk-will-weaken-ukraines-stakes-in-war-13874626.html]]></link>
      <description><![CDATA[Ukraine’s presence in the Kursk region was perceived as a leverage point in potential peace negotiations. With the loss of this territory, Kyiv’s bargaining position will be weakened for any future peace talks ]]></description>
      <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 26 Mar 2025 13:25:16 +0530]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Agentic AI: The next frontier in artificial intelligence]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/agentic-ai-the-next-frontier-in-artificial-intelligence-13874369.html]]></link>
      <description><![CDATA[Agentic artificial intelligence follows the natural evolution of AI and a logical technological trajectory. These are new types of systems that can proactively identify problems, create plans, and execute complex tasks across digital environments with minimal human supervision
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 25 Mar 2025 16:39:31 +0530]]></pubDate>
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      <media:content height="675" width="1200" medium="image" url="https://images.firstpost.com/uploads/2025/03/AI-1-2025-03-92e52614ee2d82dc13b881dd37466707.jpg"/>
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      <title><![CDATA[How Kursk offensive has been a strategic failure for Ukraine]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/how-kursk-offensive-has-been-a-strategic-failure-for-ukraine-13874360.html]]></link>
      <description><![CDATA[The Kursk operation is seen by some analysts as an unnecessary gamble, stretching Ukraine’s troops and leading to heavy casualties at a time when Ukrainians were already struggling to defend a long front line in their own country]]></description>
      <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 25 Mar 2025 15:56:08 +0530]]></pubDate>
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      <media:content height="675" width="1200" medium="image" url="https://images.firstpost.com/uploads/2024/12/Kursk-2024-12-c08b23eed596ddd94a88a213bcbf98a3-1200x675.jpg"/>
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      <title><![CDATA[54 years of Operation Searchlight: The dangers of rewriting the past in Bangladesh]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/54-years-of-operation-searchlight-the-dangers-of-rewriting-the-past-in-bangladesh-13874306.html]]></link>
      <description><![CDATA[If Bangladesh continues to whitewash its past, it risks losing its national identity and the ideals that gave it independence]]></description>
      <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 25 Mar 2025 13:50:06 +0530]]></pubDate>
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      <guid><![CDATA[https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/54-years-of-operation-searchlight-the-dangers-of-rewriting-the-past-in-bangladesh-13874306.html]]></guid>
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      <media:content height="675" width="1200" medium="image" url="https://images.firstpost.com/uploads/2025/03/rehman-1-2025-03-4c8b6cc0d90133c2b5589d89e71432b3.jpg"/>
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      <title><![CDATA[How China’s massive defence spending doesn’t ensure strategic security for it]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/how-chinas-massive-defence-spending-doesnt-ensure-strategic-security-for-it-13874261.html]]></link>
      <description><![CDATA[Beijing has long perfected the art of budgetary camouflage. Significant sums are routinely hidden off the official balance sheet in the guise of research and development projects, covert military-civil fusion initiatives, and undisclosed contingency funds]]></description>
      <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 25 Mar 2025 11:51:01 +0530]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Gaza war: Netanyahu has no reason to stop]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/gaza-war-netanyahu-has-no-reason-to-stop-13874105.html]]></link>
      <description><![CDATA[The latest ceasefire was more of a convenience to please the big boss Trump before his entry into the White House; and with Hamas still indulging in bravado, Netanyahu has no reason stop unless the US president stops him]]></description>
      <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 24 Mar 2025 18:30:21 +0530]]></pubDate>
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      <media:content height="675" width="1200" medium="image" url="https://images.firstpost.com/uploads/2025/02/Representational-Image-2025-02-11T234653.616-2025-02-ea055280db6f135175cee5e57d282b6d.jpg"/>
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      <title><![CDATA[IPKF's enduring but overlooked legacy: 35 years since withdrawal from Sri Lanka]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/ipkfs-enduring-but-overlooked-legacy-35-years-since-withdrawal-from-sri-lanka-13873968.html]]></link>
      <description><![CDATA[By crippling the LTTE’s capability and motivation, the IPKF prevented the creation of Eelam (a separate homeland for the Tamils), thereby protecting the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Sri Lanka. It is time India should have recognised the contributions of those brave hearts ]]></description>
      <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 24 Mar 2025 14:25:28 +0530]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Has Assad’s departure emboldened Israel to defang Iranian nukes?]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/has-assads-departure-emboldened-israel-to-defang-iranian-nukes-13873962.html]]></link>
      <description><![CDATA[It seems that between the US and Israel, dismantling three H's, ie, Hamas, Hezbollah, and Houthi, the three proxies of Iran, will be necessary before any offensive or military action is taken against Iran. Or is there divergence between Israel and the US on what to do with Iran?]]></description>
      <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 24 Mar 2025 12:17:02 +0530]]></pubDate>
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      <guid><![CDATA[https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/has-assads-departure-emboldened-israel-to-defang-iranian-nukes-13873962.html]]></guid>
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      <media:content height="675" width="1200" medium="image" url="https://images.firstpost.com/uploads/2025/03/Iran-pic-2025-03-c0cd444ed4cfa9684f567378f579418a.jpeg"/>
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      <title><![CDATA[How Pakistan’s strong-arm tactics are fanning insurgency in Balochistan]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/how-pakistans-strong-arm-tactics-are-fanning-insurgency-in-balochistan-13873926.html]]></link>
      <description><![CDATA[Since the 2000s, due to the notorious ‘kill and dump’ policy of the establishment, extrajudicial killings, enforced disappearances, fake encounters and custodial torture have become an integral part of Baloch lives]]></description>
      <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 24 Mar 2025 10:21:38 +0530]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[PM Modi's upcoming visit to Sri Lanka and the issues of fishermen]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/pm-modis-upcoming-visit-to-sri-lanka-and-the-issues-of-fishermen-13873797.html]]></link>
      <description><![CDATA[A joint political effort at the highest level, combined with community education and awareness about cultural sensitivities, may be the solution to resolving this perennial dispute that has strained bilateral relations between India and Sri Lanka]]></description>
      <pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 23 Mar 2025 18:12:16 +0530]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Pakistan's military muscle: Torn by overuse, strained by discord]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/pakistans-military-muscle-torn-by-overuse-strained-by-discord-13873778.html]]></link>
      <description><![CDATA[Once the most trusted institution in the nation, the military now struggles with declining morale, internal fractures, and intensifying public backlash]]></description>
      <pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 23 Mar 2025 16:43:13 +0530]]></pubDate>
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      <guid><![CDATA[https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/pakistans-military-muscle-torn-by-overuse-strained-by-discord-13873778.html]]></guid>
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      <media:content height="675" width="1200" medium="image" url="https://images.firstpost.com/uploads/2024/11/Asim-Munir-2-2024-11-aa6e9699684131d18ab969c167d01c39.jpg"/>
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      <title><![CDATA[India's strategic caution in South China Sea: Why joining Squad alliance is unlikely]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/indias-strategic-caution-in-south-china-sea-why-joining-squad-alliance-is-unlikely-13873757.html]]></link>
      <description><![CDATA[As the US turns inwards, India will wait and watch for the dynamics to play out in the South China Sea dispute ]]></description>
      <pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 23 Mar 2025 14:00:45 +0530]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Asirgarh fort: A Bollywood spark and the myth of Maratha treasure]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/asirgarh-fort-a-bollywood-spark-and-the-myth-of-maratha-treasure-13873731.html]]></link>
      <description><![CDATA[Located in south Madhya Pradesh’s Burhanpur district, Asirgarh’s fort commands a key pass in the Satpura Hills – a location that connects the valleys of the Narmada and Tapti Rivers. This made it a must-conquer for any army aspiring to advance into the Deccan]]></description>
      <pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 23 Mar 2025 12:14:41 +0530]]></pubDate>
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      <media:content height="675" width="1200" medium="image" url="https://images.firstpost.com/uploads/2025/03/2-Mosque-inside-Asirgarh-Fort-1-2025-03-714c64361b86f39d32ac916d47fa8176.jpg"/>
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      <title><![CDATA[Bangladesh has limited time to choose between anarchy and democracy]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/bangladesh-has-limited-time-to-choose-between-anarchy-and-democracy-13873589.html]]></link>
      <description><![CDATA[Muhammad Yunus is at best a useful idiot for Jamaat-e-Islami and other war criminals; at worst, he is also a pawn for the Chinese. Either way, he today betrays Bangladesh, its traditional secularism, and its minority population]]></description>
      <pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 22 Mar 2025 16:10:29 +0530]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Why Balochistan can’t go the Bangladesh way]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/why-balochistan-cant-go-the-bangladesh-way-13873579.html]]></link>
      <description><![CDATA[Balochistan and East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) do share some commonalities, such as being part of larger political entities – British India and later Pakistan – but there are more differences than similarities]]></description>
      <pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 22 Mar 2025 15:32:52 +0530]]></pubDate>
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      <media:content height="675" width="1200" medium="image" url="https://images.firstpost.com/uploads/2025/03/JPG-PAKI-1-2025-03-75e116240272ad287208f1d1eb79d3e5.jpg"/>
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      <title><![CDATA[Rediscovering Lohit Valley and absurdity of Chinese claims on Arunachal]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/rediscovering-lohit-valley-and-absurdity-of-chinese-claims-on-arunachal-13873549.html]]></link>
      <description><![CDATA[Whether China likes it or not, the Red Line remains the Indo-Tibet border today, but it should perhaps be called the ‘McMahon-Shatra Line’, since both the British and Tibetan plenipotentiaries signed and put their seal on the map]]></description>
      <pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 22 Mar 2025 12:57:16 +0530]]></pubDate>
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      <media:content height="675" width="1200" medium="image" url="https://images.firstpost.com/uploads/2024/10/Untitled-design-2024-10-17T170736.654-2024-10-9351eb138987423809b86072561b015c.jpg"/>
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      <title><![CDATA[Navigating South Africa’s G20 presidency amid US isolationism, growing North-South divide]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/navigating-south-africas-g20-presidency-amid-us-isolationism-growing-north-south-divide-13873538.html]]></link>
      <description><![CDATA[The US is being increasingly selective about its international engagements, prioritising bilateral over multilateral relationships. This impacts South Africa's G20 chairmanship]]></description>
      <pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 22 Mar 2025 12:32:49 +0530]]></pubDate>
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      <media:content height="675" width="1200" medium="image" url="https://images.firstpost.com/uploads/2025/03/G@-FM-1-2025-03-5b36f9ab252548df6fdae60c58cc8477.jpg"/>
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      <title><![CDATA[US, France nuclear stance will trigger volatility as Ukraine War continues]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/us-france-nuclear-stance-will-trigger-volatility-as-ukraine-war-continues-13873376.html]]></link>
      <description><![CDATA[The US spending $1.7 trillion on nuclear modernisation in 30 years and Emmanuel Macron’s reckless offering of a European N-umbrella will make the situation worse ]]></description>
      <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 21 Mar 2025 16:40:50 +0530]]></pubDate>
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      <media:content height="675" width="1200" medium="image" url="https://images.firstpost.com/uploads/2025/03/Trump_Macron1200AP-2025-03-3cb2c64651bb18a16485b3127860a40f.jpg"/>
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      <title><![CDATA[How India will steer itself to a leadership role in the shifting world order]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/how-india-will-steer-itself-to-a-leadership-role-in-the-shifting-world-order-13873351.html]]></link>
      <description><![CDATA[What the world needs the most today is leadership or a world order of mutuality. The West’s conflict model has failed. India must fill the gap]]></description>
      <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 21 Mar 2025 15:05:57 +0530]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Pakistan, Balochistan and the India angle]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[While the Pakistan army’s accusations against India for the Jaffar Express attack on March 11 were predictable, it is noteworthy that in the unanimous resolution adopted by the Parliamentary Committee on National Security no specific foreign country was mentioned]]></description>
      <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 21 Mar 2025 13:26:56 +0530]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[PLA’s Achilles’ heel: How India’s professional army holds the edge over China’s conscript force]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/plas-achilles-heel-how-indias-professional-army-holds-the-edge-over-chinas-conscript-force-13873139.html]]></link>
      <description><![CDATA[Warfare, especially in unforgiving Himalayan terrain, is determined not just by technological advancement or sheer numbers but by the caliber, resilience, and commitment of individual soldiers
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 20 Mar 2025 18:26:16 +0530]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Balochistan liberation and debt directly hitting China-Pakistan Economic Corridor]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/balochistan-liberation-and-debt-directly-hitting-china-pakistan-economic-corridor-13872952.html]]></link>
      <description><![CDATA[Both the increasing debt and uncontrolled militancy will keep the pot boiling and Pakistan in a mess for some time to come]]></description>
      <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 20 Mar 2025 11:46:19 +0530]]></pubDate>
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      <guid><![CDATA[https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/balochistan-liberation-and-debt-directly-hitting-china-pakistan-economic-corridor-13872952.html]]></guid>
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      <media:content height="675" width="1200" medium="image" url="https://images.firstpost.com/uploads/2025/03/download-2025-03-14T104745.159-2025-03-3af785f567b9f8900038c19b3ca9953d.jpg"/>
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      <title><![CDATA[China’s ‘Two Sessions’: Beijing softens tone, pushes for innovation to endure changing world order]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/chinas-two-sessions-beijing-softens-tone-pushes-for-innovation-to-endure-changing-world-order-13872930.html]]></link>
      <description><![CDATA[With the world entering a disruptive era of economic and technological competition, China’s policies will have far-reaching ramifications for the global markets, technological ecosystems and diplomacy]]></description>
      <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 20 Mar 2025 10:08:42 +0530]]></pubDate>
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      <guid><![CDATA[https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/chinas-two-sessions-beijing-softens-tone-pushes-for-innovation-to-endure-changing-world-order-13872930.html]]></guid>
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      <media:content height="675" width="1200" medium="image" url="https://images.firstpost.com/uploads/2025/02/Xi-2025-02-dff28d1f1974effe31d0a820b44d203f-1200x675.jpg"/>
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      <title><![CDATA[Raphael Satter’s case exposes global media’s anti-India agenda]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/raphael-satters-case-exposes-global-medias-anti-india-agenda-13872789.html]]></link>
      <description><![CDATA[The allegations levelled against ‘Reuters’ and Raphael Satter paint a troubling picture of modern journalism, where accusations of bias, ethical misconduct, and disregard for legal standards threaten to erode public trust]]></description>
      <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 19 Mar 2025 16:41:38 +0530]]></pubDate>
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      <guid><![CDATA[https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/raphael-satters-case-exposes-global-medias-anti-india-agenda-13872789.html]]></guid>
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      <media:content height="675" width="1200" medium="image" url="https://images.firstpost.com/uploads/2025/03/FIMA-1-2025-03-64c72eb4306f27b3f44122210f5966fd.jpg"/>
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      <title><![CDATA[NATO in crisis and implications for India]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/nato-in-crisis-and-implications-for-india-13872754.html]]></link>
      <description><![CDATA[India can bet on the US in Asia. Europe will always remain an ‘also-ran’ despite its progressive credentials. When it comes to regional bullies, it’s the hammer that counts]]></description>
      <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 19 Mar 2025 15:22:48 +0530]]></pubDate>
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      <guid><![CDATA[https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/nato-in-crisis-and-implications-for-india-13872754.html]]></guid>
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      <media:content height="675" width="1200" medium="image" url="https://images.firstpost.com/uploads/2025/03/trump3-2025-03-666ae16c6b0d22a11fa7ddffab17398e.jpg"/>
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      <title><![CDATA[Pakistan's blunder in Balochistan: How biases, discrimination fuel insurgency]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/pakistans-blunder-in-balochistan-how-biases-discrimination-fuel-insurgency-13872682.html]]></link>
      <description><![CDATA[Pakistan has learned no lessons from history. When legitimate demands go unmet, all roads lead to secession, sooner or later]]></description>
      <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 19 Mar 2025 13:00:01 +0530]]></pubDate>
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      <guid><![CDATA[https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/pakistans-blunder-in-balochistan-how-biases-discrimination-fuel-insurgency-13872682.html]]></guid>
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      <media:content height="675" width="1200" medium="image" url="https://images.firstpost.com/uploads/2025/03/Baloch-W-1-2025-03-bf23e94fef219c9fe8e9f4c293298493.jpg"/>
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      <title><![CDATA[Trump-Putin phone call shows Russian president ‘playing’ POTUS, sensing his desperation for a deal]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/trump-putin-phone-call-shows-russian-president-playing-potus-sensing-his-desperation-for-a-deal-13872662.html]]></link>
      <description><![CDATA[The American president appears far more eager to seal the peace deal than his Russian counterpart, who has the better cards to deal in a brutal war of attrition and wants to press ahead]]></description>
      <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 19 Mar 2025 11:48:26 +0530]]></pubDate>
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      <guid><![CDATA[https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/trump-putin-phone-call-shows-russian-president-playing-potus-sensing-his-desperation-for-a-deal-13872662.html]]></guid>
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      <media:content height="675" width="1200" medium="image" url="https://images.firstpost.com/uploads/2025/03/trump-putin2-2025-03-62268fd1ef4fd022f033024f26522dce.jpg"/>
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      <title><![CDATA[Tulsi Gabbard’s visit showed depth of India-US engagement and strength of Modi-Trump bond]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/tulsi-gabbards-visit-showed-depth-of-india-us-engagement-and-strength-of-modi-trump-bond-13872618.html]]></link>
      <description><![CDATA[The US Director of National Intelligence at the ongoing Raisina Dialogue emphasised shared values and interests that could harmonise foreign policies, which initially seem overly self-focused]]></description>
      <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 19 Mar 2025 09:42:31 +0530]]></pubDate>
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      <guid><![CDATA[https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/tulsi-gabbards-visit-showed-depth-of-india-us-engagement-and-strength-of-modi-trump-bond-13872618.html]]></guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[The tragic unravelling of Ukrainian bravado as war realities set in]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/the-tragic-unravelling-of-ukrainian-bravado-as-war-realities-set-in-13872536.html]]></link>
      <description><![CDATA[There will be no concessions on territory, sovereignty, claims Ukrainian FM Sybiha but his nervousness is evident]]></description>
      <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 18 Mar 2025 20:06:08 +0530]]></pubDate>
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      <guid><![CDATA[https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/the-tragic-unravelling-of-ukrainian-bravado-as-war-realities-set-in-13872536.html]]></guid>
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      <media:content height="675" width="1200" medium="image" url="https://images.firstpost.com/uploads/2025/03/AndriiSybiha1200Reu-2025-03-04422f11f8a5571d36fce53aee00e8bc.jpg"/>
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      <title><![CDATA[Baloch insurgency: How Pakistan’s violence, apathy pushed Balochistan to brink]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/baloch-insurgency-how-pakistans-violence-apathy-pushed-balochistan-to-brink-13872491.html]]></link>
      <description><![CDATA[The increasing alienation of the Baloch population due to deprivation of democratic and economic rights, use of force to suppress protests and growing incidents of enforced disappearances has fuelled anger, particularly among the youth]]></description>
      <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 18 Mar 2025 17:59:29 +0530]]></pubDate>
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      <guid><![CDATA[https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/baloch-insurgency-how-pakistans-violence-apathy-pushed-balochistan-to-brink-13872491.html]]></guid>
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      <title><![CDATA[Trust Jaishankar to show a mirror to the West on duplicity of the old world order]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/trust-jaishankar-to-show-a-mirror-to-the-west-on-duplicity-of-the-old-world-order-13872478.html]]></link>
      <description><![CDATA[The Indian foreign minister at the ongoing Raisina Dialogue called the old order 'a product of its times' and indicated that those extolling its virtues were the 'rule makers' whose perspective would always be different than the 'rule takers' or those who are on the receiving end of the application of those rules]]></description>
      <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 18 Mar 2025 17:20:56 +0530]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[A tentative trade tango: Why Luxon’s Delhi visit is important for India and New Zealand]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/a-tentative-trade-tango-why-luxons-delhi-visit-is-important-for-india-and-new-zealand-13872408.html]]></link>
      <description><![CDATA[Both leaders must be bold: Christopher Luxon by tempering dairy ambitions, Narendra Modi by embracing managed liberalisation. Without such audacity, this partnership will remain a polite footnote in an Indo-Pacific century]]></description>
      <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 18 Mar 2025 15:10:49 +0530]]></pubDate>
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