#Israel’s record US$19.2-billion defence exports in 2025 included substantial European demand. As #European states strengthen air defence and respond to evolving threats, defence trade is creating new channels for strategic cooperation: Alvite Ningthoujam or-f.org/40354 #Defence

Black mass recycling can recover lithium, nickel and other battery minerals from spent lithium-ion batteries. To strengthen #India’s #battery security, policy must create domestic demand for recycled battery-grade inputs: Pranita Gupta or-f.org/40365

#India does not need pharmaceutical autarky. For critical active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) and intermediates, however, policy could give selected public-sector undertakings (PSUs) an explicit supply-security mandate, maintaining credible upstream capacity where markets may not reward redundancy: @oommen or-f.org/40363 #IndustrialPolicy #PharmaPolicy

CERT-In turned to locally hosted open-weight models after access to a #US frontier model was restricted. The episode shows why flexibility matters: critical systems need capabilities that cannot be withdrawn by another government: @PurushrajP12462 or-f.org/40377 #AI #CyberSecurity

Indian Ocean Rim Association (#IORA)’s consensus-based structure and differing interests can complicate collective attribution, particularly when China is involved. Yet its region-wide reach could connect existing capabilities and support common maritime responses: @sayantan_h & Rudrani Garg or-f.org/40378

The immediate impact of the Alternative für Deutschland (#AfD)’s Saxony-Anhalt win on #Europe may be limited, but political instability in #Germany could spill over into #EU policymaking. If Germany’s firewall cracks, the ‘cordon sanitaire’ in Brussels may be more likely to give way as well: @RachelRizzo & @MalhotraShairee or-f.org/40379

#Asia needs blue-food corridors that can be rerouted when disruption strikes. Interoperable standards, alternative ports and routes, and shared logistics infrastructure can turn regional connectivity into resilience: Andre Kwok or-f.org/40380 #BlueFood #FoodSecurity

#YoungVoices | For the #GlobalSouth, stronger tax sovereignty must be matched by safeguards against trade retaliation and capital flight. The #UN tax framework will need to balance greater revenue mobilisation with broader macroeconomic stability: Unusha Ahmad or-f.org/40406 #UNTaxConvention #TaxPolicy

The #RedFortBlast chargesheet helps map where #terrorism is heading: from hierarchical organisations to distributed networks, from physical training to digital knowledge transfer, and from centrally directed operations to autonomous, network-enabled violence: @SoumyaAwasthi17 or-f.org/40399 #NationalSecurity

The #US–#China #AI race creates a difficult dilemma: neither side wants to slow down while believing the other is advancing. Yet without stronger safeguards and verification, faster development could also mean greater systemic risk: @SameerP_IND or-f.org/40397

The real test for #BRICS is no longer expansion, but delivery. #DevelopmentFinance, local-currency payments, digital cooperation and resilient supply chains could turn its growing political weight into tangible institutional influence: @ProfHarshVPant or-f.org/40382

As #AI becomes embedded in education and knowledge work, cognitive offloading may reduce opportunities to practise reasoning and problem-solving. Using AI for questioning, verification, and reflection can help preserve human cognition: @lakshmyrkrish or-f.org/40433

#India’s rare earth response spans mining, manufacturing and overseas deals, but responsibility remains split across institutions. A #defence reserve and accountable mechanism could bridge long-term resilience and near-term risks: @antaragsingh & Naman Singh or-f.org/40435

#UPI's next benchmark should be trusted continuity, not transaction volume alone. Resilience, fraud controls, interface competition, cross-border governance and safeguards for AI-initiated payments will shape its second decade: Avinash Pandey or-f.org/40449 #DigitalIndia

To offset the cost of the #EU's Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (#CBAM), #India could set up a CBAM Levy Industrial Decarbonisation Fund: India would collect a levy on CBAM-covered exports and use the proceeds for industrial decarbonisation, while the EU, in turn, would recognise this effort under Article 9 of the CBAM regulation: @swatiprabhujnu & Damayantee Majumdar or-f.org/40452

#India could begin stress-testing #IMEC on its #India-#UAE maritime leg by simulating a port closure and diversion of cargo. Measuring capacity, approval times, documentation and costs would turn route diversity into operational redundancy: @DaganLauren or-f.org/40448

#India’s #space opportunity extends well beyond rockets. Building large micro-satellite constellations could create demand for ground services, data analytics and other downstream applications—where much of the global space economy’s value is generated: @girichaitanya19 or-f.org/40458 #SpaceEconomy

#India’s Integrated Battle Groups will need a PRO capability for both offensive and defensive operations against #China and #Pakistan. Its demands will rise with the scope of operations, making skilled manpower as important as #drones and ammunition: @KartikBommakan1 or-f.org/40467

Courts are grappling with #AI-generated fabrications — fake citations and quotations that have entered judicial proceedings. Technology can also be part of the solution: verifying cited judgments and quotations at the Registry stage, before a filing reaches the judge, could catch fabricated authorities before they ever influence a court's decision: @BasuChandola or-f.org/40471 #IndianJudiciary

#China, the #US, #India and #Europe are expanding or modernising naval capabilities as #maritime defence spending rises. A larger naval presence can increase uncertainty and escalation risks, making active management essential: Tim Sweijs or-f.org/40500