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News, explainers and briefings from the Raisina Wire desk in New Delhi, on India’s security, diplomacy and markets.

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• Musk weighs merging Tesla and SpaceX into a $3.5 trillion giant: what it means for investors United States · Big Tech · Raisina Wire · 2 November 2026

  Musk says a merger makes sense and committees are studying it. But a deal would put SpaceX's US security work under one roof with Tesla's China business.

• 'No geographical limits': Mojtaba Khamenei orders Iran's forces to hit back anywhere if the US strikes again Iran · Military doctrine · Raisina Wire · 1 November 2026

  In his first reported meeting with top generals, Iran's supreme leader ordered a new target list as Washington weighs strikes after the midterms.

• Israel's Rightward March: A change of leadership or The hardening of a State Israel Election · Raisina Wire · 27 October 2026

  Netanyahu faces a defining electoral test, but the deeper question is whether Israel’s political centre has moved so far right that even his defeat may not change the country’s strategic course.

• From Persia to Iran: why a civilisation that absorbs its conquerors still unsettles the world Iran · Civilisation and power · Raisina Wire · 26 October 2026

  From 240 kingdoms and the King of Kings to the Islamic Republic: Iran's long arc explains its defiance today, and its deep ties with India.

• Europe's youth take to the streets: France plans a nationwide strike as protests spread over housing and costs Europe · Cost-of-living protests · Raisina Wire · 26 October 2026

  4.1 lakh marched in France, Italy deployed troops in Milan and Lisbon police cleared a housing camp as anger over rents and living costs spreads.

• Gunmen attack funeral at Jordan church, killing nine; CCTV shows three armed men Jordan · Terror attack · Raisina Wire · 26 October 2026

  Jordan calls the Karak church shooting terrorism and vows the harshest penalties. The attackers are still unidentified and their motive unknown.

• Trump puts Operation Sindoor in his midterm pitch, claims tariff threats stopped India–Pakistan war India–US · Operation Sindoor · Raisina Wire · 26 October 2026

  At a Florida rally he repeated a claim India rejects, and complained again about missing the Nobel

• Machado returns to Venezuela after 10 months in exile: "I am here. With you" Venezuela · Politics · Raisina Wire · 26 October 2026

  The Nobel laureate's comeback tests interim president Delcy Rodríguez, in office past her mandate with no election set, and Trump's Venezuela bet

• US national VanDyke returns to Delhi in NIA Myanmar case, seeks seized belongings Northeast · NIA case · Raisina Wire · 26 October 2026

  Accused of training Myanmar armed groups, he and six Ukrainians face immigration charges, not terror charges. All seven may stay abroad till February

• Netanyahu posts AI image of a nuclear blast over Tel Aviv, two days before Israel votes Israel · Election 2026 · Raisina Wire · 25 October 2026

  Sharing a call to "finish the work in Iran" in Trump's last two years, the PM drew charges of fearmongering from rivals

• The Missile and the Barrel: How Houthi Attacks Can Hit India’s Economy STRATEGIC AFFAIRS · Raisina Wire · 25 October 2026

  Disruption around the Red Sea and the Strait of Hormuz can raise the cost of imported oil, freight and insurance, placing pressure on the rupee, inflation and household budgets. The challenge is to turn maritime vulnerability into a national economic-security priority.

• Karakoram 2026: Inside China–Pakistan’s Expanding Military Partnership in Xinjiang ASIA DEFENCE : CHINA PAK TIES · Raisina Wire · 25 October 2026

  The first joint army training exercise between China and Pakistan marks a significant step in bilateral defence cooperation. From drone operations and live-fire drills to integrated command exercises, the training highlights a growing emphasis on interoperability—with implications for India and the wider regional security environment.

• FRANCE ON EDGE: 70,000 SECURITY PERSONNEL DEPLOY AS PROTESTS TEST MACRON GOVERNMENT France Student Protests · Raisina Wire · 25 October 2026

  Student anger over deteriorating education conditions has evolved into a wider confrontation over the cost of living, public order and the right to protest — six months before France’s presidential election.