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A recent letter by scientists in favour of cheetah reintroduction emphasizes how the exercise was always an experiment, contrary to what the government has been telling us.

How many cheetahs can a forest hold? That is the question being asked as 12 more of the felines were released into the Kuno National Park. The eight introduced earlier will soon be ending their quarantine to roam free in the western Madhya Pradesh forest. Worryingly though, there’s still not enough clarity on whether the reintroduction of the cheetahs was a good idea in the first place.
Wildlife scientists and observers have put forward opposing views on a crucial metric: The number of cheetahs that can naturally thrive in a given patch of forest. The government’s Cheetah Action Plan, …

Chinese diplomats to India are saying all the right things for Indian ears, but Beijing’s policy actions are moving in the opposite direction.
The country's fighter jet roadmap rests on imported propulsion, leaving its military plans hostage to cost shocks, delays and geopolitics.
Fiscal discipline holds on paper, but the number is propped up by higher borrowing and revenue sources that are far from stable.