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Avoid a costly early exit: Steps before surrendering an insurance policy
Assess the policy's returns, risks and liquidity restrictions, and ensure that you can sustain the premiums throughout its term
 "Avoid a costly early exit: Steps before surrendering an insurance policy")
Banks priority sector lending models may need a rethink, says SBI report
With banks comfortably exceeding lending targets and PSLC trading surging, experts say the RBI may need to revisit the priority sector lending framework to better serve financial inclusion goals
 "Banks priority sector lending models may need a rethink, says SBI report")
Use short-term insurance to cover time-bound financial liabilities
They should be used as top-ups, not as the base cover for providing long-term protection to the family
 "Use short-term insurance to cover time-bound financial liabilities")
Mineral dilemma
The Quad can help secure resources, but India must convert them into strategic strength
 "Mineral dilemma")
Supersonic torpedo
The system targets submarines from long range, though questions remain on its efficacy
 "Supersonic torpedo")
The young man with a smile
Remembering Captain Vikram Batra, the hero of Kargil
 "The young man with a smile")
Fixing blind spots
India's new border grid promises a high-tech shield, but complex borders remain the real test
 "Fixing blind spots")
Quad: The strategic reality check
For India, it is about maintaining a balance and staying relevant while also calibrating on how far it can go while maintaining a good relationship with China
 "Quad: The strategic reality check")
Commercial space as a battleground
Lessons from the Russia-Ukraine conflict for India's space security
 "Commercial space as a battleground")
Flawed subsidy targeting, discoms trigger fiscal strain for Tamil Nadu
State's outstanding debt and liabilities reached almost ₹10 trillion in FY26
 "Flawed subsidy targeting, discoms trigger fiscal strain for Tamil Nadu")
Conflict zone: Israel-Lebanon
A contest of arsenals
 "Conflict zone: Israel-Lebanon")
Market radar: May 23, 2026 to June 22, 2026
The index saw a bullish trend, with 22 of its 25 companies advancing and only three declining
 "Market radar: May 23, 2026 to June 22, 2026")
India's military modernisation: Strong but uneven
Beneath the defence budget's headline numbers lie cuts, windfalls and diverging fortunes
 "India's military modernisation: Strong but uneven")
The Quad's crucible
The US has acted in a unilateral manner in the Hormuz and its transgression of humanitarian law and convention is at variance with the principles underpinning the Quad
 "The Quad's crucible")
Illusions of a stable world order
The nature of warfare in modern times has gone far beyond the boundaries of the battlefield
 "Illusions of a stable world order")
China's Taiwan options
With reunification ambitions intensifying, the Taiwan Strait remains Asia's most volatile flashpoint
 "China's Taiwan options")
For India's travel industry, it's singing in rain season as bookings rise
Hospitality companies bank on year-round demand beyond summer peak
 "For India's travel industry, it's singing in rain season as bookings rise")
From splurge to squeeze: Women's cash schemes face fiscal reality
Widening deficits force states to rationalise and cut back outlays, reduce beneficiaries
 "From splurge to squeeze: Women's cash schemes face fiscal reality")
States' fiscal realities vary widely as debt, revenue and capex diverge
Revenue gaps and structural spending imbalances weigh on their finances, squeezing crucial infrastructure growth
 "States' fiscal realities vary widely as debt, revenue and capex diverge")
Investors value certainty more than subsidies: Andhra Pradesh CM Naidu
Chandrababu Naidu outlines Andhra Pradesh's roadmap to a $1 trillion economy, focusing on investment, AI, infrastructure, exports, fiscal discipline and demographic challenges
 "Investors value certainty more than subsidies: Andhra Pradesh CM Naidu")