Introduction

While international terrorism mutates with new threats — from AI-facilitated attacks to persistent jihadist violence — India is watching one of its oldest insurgencies recede, that of the Naxalites. From a once potent Maoist rebellion, Naxalite violence has plunged in the past few years with repeated security operations and waning ideology appeal. But as India approaches what appears to be the end to its decadelong conflict, the world is staring at a terror landscape that is even more complicated, and where artificial intelligence (AI) can heighten the threats.

At the end of the US-Russia summit in Alaska in 2025 there was no ceasefire for Ukraine. However, US President Donald Trump took no rapid follow-up on sanctions or concrete outcome while Russian President Vladimir Putin came out politically stronger. The debates caught the international attention particularly from India, strongly interested in the issues in question of energy security and trade alike, in view of the lasting US trade embargo to Russian oil imports in question.

Recent botanical research has reassigned already known palm species to the genus Phoenix and a new species was discovered in India. These findings are culled from a reading of Hendrik van Rheede's Hortus Malabaricus, dating from the 17th century, The study resolves a long-standing misconception about palms which prevail extensively in the Indian subcontinent and its occluding areas.

Exploring of deep-sea has been a major milestone achieved by India as it has successfully dived into the Atlantic Ocean to a depth of 4,025 meters and 5,002 meters. The accomplishment serves to place India in the small category of countries that can carry out such advanced undersea operations. The exploration was carried out in partnership with France, the use of their submarine Nautile and lays the foundation of the India current Samudrayan Mission due to reach 6 000 meters in 2027 with their local 6000 MATSYA submersible.

The events have emphasized that jellyfish swarms have been endangering the operations of nuclear power plants at an increasing rate. A number of reactors at France Gravelines Nuclear Power Station were turned off the other day after jellyfish blocked its cooling system. This occurrence falls in line with rising trend of key infrastructure affected by marine life. An insight into the causes and impacts of such disturbances is necessary to ensure energy security and environmental administration.