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How Trump administration is crushing Anthropic after it refused unrestricted military usage of AI

Anurag - 28 February, 2026

After Anthropic refused Pentagon demands for unrestricted AI access, the Trump administration ordered all federal agencies to stop using its technology and labelled the company a supply chain risk, threatening partnerships across the defence ecosystem.

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As tensions between US and Iran rise, USS Gerald R Ford aircraft carrier arrives at Israel’s northern coast

OpIndia Staff - 27 February, 2026

The USS Gerald R. Ford has now joined the USS Abraham Lincoln and other U.S. warships in the region, indicating that an attack on Iran can be launched anytime now.

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Pakistan now in ‘open war’ with Afghanistan: Air strikes in Kabul and other cities, Khawaja Asif finds new ways to blame India

OpIndia Staff - 27 February, 2026

Pakistan' Defence Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif accused the Taliban government of turning Afghanistan into a colony of India and being a proxy of India.

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Varsha Gandikota declares PM Modi an ‘anti-national’ for visiting Israel: Inside her organisation Progressive International and the Newsclick connection

Shraddha Pandey - 26 February, 2026

Varsha Gandikota serves as the Co-coordinator General at the Progressive International (PI), an international organisation that mobilises leftist activists and groups globally. “The Progressive International launched in May 2020 with a mission to unite, organize and mobilise the world’s progressive forces,” PI’s website states.

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United Against Terror: India and Israel announce Special Strategic Partnership during PM Modi’s landmark visit

OpIndia Staff - 26 February, 2026

India and Israel today announced the elevation of their bilateral relationship to a "Special Strategic Partnership for Peace, Innovation, and Prosperity," following high-level talks...

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“Innovation goes to die in bureaucracy”: How Sweden’s migration system forced an Indian Founder to sell his Startup and leave the country

Shraddha Pandey - 26 February, 2026

In a LinkedIn post published on 21st February, Abhijit Nag Balasubramanya gave a detailed account of what forced him to sell his microgreens company in Sweden and return to India.

Crime

Sri Lanka: Former state intelligence chief Suresh Sallay arrested in connection with 2019 Easter Sunday terror attacks

OpIndia Staff - 26 February, 2026

Sri Lankan authorities have arrested former intelligence chief Suresh Sallay in connection with the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings

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PM Modi calls defence ties an ‘important pillar’: Read about military equipment that may be included in new India-Israel defence deal

Shriti Sagar - 26 February, 2026

During rocket attacks from Gaza, the Iron Dome system successfully destroyed thousands of incoming rockets targeting Israeli cities.

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UK: 10 Pakistani Muslim men convicted in brutal revenge arson attack in Stoke-on-Trent

OpIndia Staff - 26 February, 2026

Ten Pakistani Muslim men have been convicted following a targeted revenge arson attack in Stoke-on-Trent. A mother and daughter suffered life-changing burns after being forced to jump from their burning home. The case has sparked fresh national debate over organized crime networks.

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