Daily Briefing: West Asia’s rift widens, Israel’s move next

On Tuesday, Iran fired a salvo of ballistic missiles astatine Israel. The bid for the onslaught reportedly came from Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei himself. Iran has warned of ‘more crushing’ effect if Israel were to retaliate. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, however, has said that Iran “will pay” for its “big mistake”.

Some context: Hamas and Hezbollah signifier a portion of Iran’s informal radical called the Axis of Resistance against Israel and US power successful the Middle East.

‘Regime alteration fantasy’: Netanyahu has lent a governmental nonsubjective to his convulsive attacks connected Hamas and Hezbollah — a authorities alteration successful Iran, which helium hopes would usher successful determination bid and prosperity. In his play column, C Raja Mohan writes connected wherefore Netanyahu is improbable to win successful his ambitions, but his propulsion whitethorn bring successful a caller bid successful the Middle East.

A connection of caution: As India looks to beforehand its determination ties, it has made a transportation for caution. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said that portion India understands that Israel needs to respond to Hamas’ “terrorist attack” connected October 7, “any state has to take into relationship planetary humanitarian law.”

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Who runs the temples? Well, it shouldn’t beryllium the government, according to immoderate Hindu organisations. Piggybacking connected the contention astir adulterated ghee successful laddus astatine the Tirupati temple, these groups person demanded that temples beryllium freed from authorities control. It was during British regularisation that governments were empowered to person a accidental successful temple matters, and since then, courts person been reluctant to interfere. Here’s a useful guide connected the issue.

In our Opinion conception today, K K Kailash explores wherefore exploiting the laddoo makes abundant governmental sense.

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​​Rules and regulation: On October 1, the markets regulator Sebi announced caller measures to modulate the high-risk futures and options (F&O) market. Key changes see raising the declaration size from Rs 5-10 lakh to Rs 15 lakh and limiting play expiries to 1 per exchange. The rules volition instrumentality effect connected November 20.

Winds of change?: On Tuesday, Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi said determination has been “positive signalling” connected the diplomatic level from India and China regarding the subject standoff on the Line of Actual Control (LAC) successful eastbound Ladakh. He noted that subject commanders from some sides volition sermon whether this tin beryllium translated on the ground. This follows a September 26 study from the Indian Express indicating that India and China person made “significant progress” successful resolving pending issues on the LAC.

Spirituality oregon Dogma: Trouble whitethorn beryllium brewing for godman Jaggi Vasudev oregon ‘Sadhguru’, with the Madras High Court questioning the practices astatine Isha Foundation’s ashram successful Coimbatore. A antheral had travel earlier the tribunal alleging that his 2 daughters were held captive and brainwashed to go monks astatine the ashram. What followed was the sound of a 150-police serviceman battalion at the ashram’s doors.

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Economy vs Ecology: With beardown concerns astir protecting section interests, preserving culture, and maintaining ecological balance, onshore laws stay a contentious contented successful Uttarakhand. The authorities has struggled to modulate onshore purchases by “outsiders,” particularly successful narration to tourism and industry. What are the existent onshore laws, and wherefore has the BJP authorities pledged to enforce stricter regulations? We explain.

And Finally…

🏏 Two weeks tin astatine times consciousness similar a year. Bangladesh had travel to India connected a precocious pursuing their stunning 2-0 triumph implicit Pakistan. On Tuesday, Bangladesh surrendered meekly arsenic India completed a broad seven-wicket triumph successful the 2nd Test to instrumentality the bid 2-0 astatine the Green Park Stadium successful Kanpur. Pratyush Raj brings you this neat wrap-up of the game.

🎧 On the juncture of Gandhi Jayanti, Mahatma Gandhi’s grandson, Gopalkrishna Gandhi, joins america connected the ‘3 Things’ podcast to sermon his latest publication astir Gandhi’s heavy transportation with Bengal—a authorities that brought him immense joyousness but besides challenged his life’s philosophy.

Until adjacent time,
Sonal Gupta and Aradhana Kalia

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