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Mint
08-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Mint
Indus International Tournament LAN Grand Finale postponed amid rising global tensions
In a significant development for the Indian gaming community, the organisers of the Indus International Tournament have announced the postponement of the LAN Grand Finale until further notice. The decision comes in response to escalating unrest and growing international tensions, which have raised concerns about the safety of participants and attendees. The announcement, shared by Team Indus, highlights that the move was made following various domestic and international travel advisories. The organisers underscored that the well-being of players, creators, fans, and crew remains their top priority, describing the postponement as a "difficult but necessary" decision. 'We were all set to welcome players, fans, and creators from across the world to celebrate a landmark moment in Indian gaming,' the statement read. However, Team Indus stressed that the current situation called for a cautious approach, affirming that this pause aligns with the spirit and values of the organisation. While a new date for the event has not been confirmed, Team Indus assured its community that the situation is being closely monitored and updates will be provided as circumstances improve. Until then, the team urged everyone to stay safe and look out for one another. The postponement puts a temporary stop to what had been highly anticipated as a landmark occasion in India's esports scene, underscoring how international tensions are continuing to affect global events. Originally slated for 18 May 2025 at Pune's Drome Arena, the tournament was set to be the grand finale of one of the country's premier esports competitions, centred around Indus Battle Royale, a futuristic battle royale game inspired by Indian culture and developed by SuperGaming. The Indus International Tournament boasts a total prize pool of ₹ 2.5 crore. As detailed by Business World, the finale was expected to bring together 15 elite teams who advanced through various qualifying stages—Homegrown, National, Powerplay, and International. These teams were due to battle it out for the ₹ 2 crore top prize, with an additional highlight being the crowning of the Most Valuable Player (MVP), who would take home a customised Mahindra Thar as part of their reward.
Wall Street Journal
15-04-2025
- Politics
- Wall Street Journal
The U.S. Should Keep Its Guard Up After ‘Signalgate'
Holman W. Jenkins, Jr. writes in 'Leak Scandal Can Be GOP Lemonade' (Business World, March 29) that the high-level Signal-based discussion of an attack on Houthi positions 'didn't endanger U.S. forces.' While that may have been true for this particular attack, the overall assumption is somewhat of a post hoc ergo propter hoc variant. Perhaps we should consult the ghost of Adm. Isoroku Yamamoto, who enjoyed significant success at Pearl Harbor despite U.S. access to some Japanese secret communications. Subsequent U.S. intelligence efforts against those same accesses helped produce the stunning Japanese defeat at Midway seven months later. You never know how enemy factors are combined against your military intentions until it all comes crashing down. As a postscript, it's worth mentioning that further exploitation of Japanese communications led to a U.S. attack on Yamamoto's plane as he was on an inspection tour in 1943. He didn't survive the attack.
Wall Street Journal
04-04-2025
- Politics
- Wall Street Journal
The Signal ‘Bros' Should Learn to Shape Up
Regarding Peggy Noonan's 'A New Administration's Signal Failure' (Declarations, March 29), while I agree that the administration's communications were reckless and irresponsible, I still feel safe with the 'bros,' as Ms. Noonan refers to them, who are taking care of our national security. For four years we had a president who was an empty vessel and wouldn't even know how to send a message on Signal. He alone posed the greatest security risk of my lifetime. I'll take the 'kids' and 'bros' we have now any day. At least they can understand and communicate when a crisis of any magnitude comes our way. Rozlyn Patterson Naperville, Ill. Ms. Noonan's advice to our nation's leaders involved in the Signal mess to 'stop acting like kids' was right on target. Or, as my dad, an Air Force command pilot with more than 10,000 flight hours, would say: 'Straighten up and fly right! Safety is no accident.' Kathleen Kingscott Cabin John, Md. Ms. Noonan seems more concerned with form than results. Yet she might have mentioned that the operation against the Houthis was highly successful, contrasting that with the Biden administration's tepid or nonexistent responses to the terror group's attacks in recent years. The success of this operation won't 'go unnoticed in any foreign capital' and will far outweigh any negative consequences of the 'messaging mess.' By my lights, it's this administration's propensity for action that will 'give the world a picture of a new administration.' To wit, you mess with the U.S. at your own peril. David B. Gerges Bonita Springs, Fla. I love the Journal, not least for its willingness to present various opinions on the same issue. Take Ms. Noonan's column, in which she states that the 'Signal mess is a real mess, not something that will fade away quickly,' equating it to JFK's Bay of Pigs disaster. On the same page, Holman W. Jenkins, Jr. writes that 'the leak isn't the end of the world; it didn't endanger U.S. forces and the military strikes were successful' ('Leak Scandal Can Be GOP Lemonade,' Business World). There is a lot to understand about this issue, and I appreciate the diversity of opinion that these editorial pages provide. Randy Gaston Savannah, Ga.
Wall Street Journal
17-02-2025
- Business
- Wall Street Journal
What Ails Our Air-Traffic-Control System?
In 'A Washington Air Crash and the 30 Years War' (Business World, Feb. 8), Holman W. Jenkins, Jr. reminds us of Al Gore's 1993 declaration of 'a much-needed overhaul of the nation's air traffic control system to permit better management and install modern technology.' This is exactly what Canada did in 1996 and the results are significantly better than forecast. Nav Canada's safety record has excelled, its cost of operation has declined over time and its technical leadership is stellar. The central reason the U.S. hasn't abandoned its dysfunctional Federal Aviation Administration air-traffic-control structure is that the primary stakeholders don't trust Congress to guide the process wisely. The airlines want complete control over the new entity. The unions believe their controllers' interests are paramount. The taxpayers want to be protected from industry profiteering. The military wants veto power over everything. And the small guys in the room, broadly known as general and business aviation, can't risk getting lost in the shuffle.
Wall Street Journal
04-02-2025
- Science
- Wall Street Journal
Can We Trust AI to Prevent the Start of World War III?
In his column 'It's Time for AI to Come Home' (Business World, Feb. 1), Holman W. Jenkins Jr. writes: 'Supersmart weapons are coming and will be able to recognize and neutralize threats before a human can get in the loop.' In September 1983, Oko, the Soviets' early-warning missile-detection system, identified five incoming American missiles. Reasoning that if the U.S. had meant to attack they would have done so with a more significant strike, officer Stanislav Petrov correctly judged it to be a false alarm, thus avoiding major retaliation. I wonder if artificial intelligence would have reasoned the same way.
